partial link

[Eric]

Hello all,

This is a C++ linker question.

I'm trying to build an obj file, say foo.obj so that it is pre-linked
with its dependencies. However I do not want to generated an executable
right away. Some people call this "partial linking". Note that
packaging all dependent objs into a library is not an option. All I
want is really one obj file whose dependencies have all been pre-linked
with it, so when I link the final executable file I won't have to
provide foo.obj's dependencies at that time.

In linux I know this can be done using "ld -r -o", so I'm assuming
there's got to be an equivalent way to do this with link.exe.

Regards,

Eric

[David Lowndes]

Re: partial link

>I'm trying to build an obj file, say foo.obj so that it is pre-linked

>with its dependencies. However I do not want to generated an executable
>right away. Some people call this "partial linking". Note that
>packaging all dependent objs into a library is not an option. All I
>want is really one obj file whose dependencies have all been pre-linked
>with it, so when I link the final executable file I won't have to
>provide foo.obj's dependencies at that time.

Eric,

I suspect that what you're looking for is #pragma comment (lib,..)

Dave

[Ben Voigt]

Re: partial link


"David Lowndes" <DavidL@example .invalidwrote in message
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I'm trying to build an obj file, say foo.obj so that it is pre-linked
>>with its dependencies. However I do not want to generated an executable
>>right away. Some people call this "partial linking". Note that
>>packaging all dependent objs into a library is not an option. All I
>>want is really one obj file whose dependencies have all been pre-linked
>>with it, so when I link the final executable file I won't have to
>>provide foo.obj's dependencies at that time.

>
Eric,
>
I suspect that what you're looking for is #pragma comment (lib,..)

The final project would still need the dependent libraries available.

However, making a DLL would act in the fashion desired, unless you are
trying to avoid that when you say "I do not want to generate an executable
right away".

>
Dave

[David Lowndes]

Re: partial link

>I'm trying to build an obj file, say foo.obj so that it is pre-linked

>>>with its dependencies. However I do not want to generated an executable
>>>right away. Some people call this "partial linking". Note that
>>>packaging all dependent objs into a library is not an option. All I
>>>want is really one obj file whose dependencies have all been pre-linked
>>>with it, so when I link the final executable file I won't have to
>>>provide foo.obj's dependencies at that time.

>>
>Eric,
>>
>I suspect that what you're looking for is #pragma comment (lib,..)

>
>The final project would still need the dependent libraries available.

That's true. I'd read the question more as "I wouldn't have to specify
foo.obj's dependencies at that time"

Dave