G.11.7.3 Using dlltool

dlltool is the low-level tool used by gnatdll to build DLLs and static import libraries. This section summarizes the most common dlltool switches. The form of the dlltool command is

     
     
     $ dlltool [switches]

dlltool switches include:

--base-file basefile

Read the base file basefile generated by the linker. This switch is used to create a relocatable DLL.

--def deffile

Read the definition file.

--dllname name

Gives the name of the DLL. This switch is used to embed the name of the DLL in the static import library generated by dlltool with switch --output-lib.

-k

Kill @nn from exported names (see Windows Calling Conventions for a discussion about Stdcall-style symbols.

--help

Prints the dlltool switches with a concise description.

--output-exp exportfile

Generate an export file exportfile. The export file contains the export table (list of symbols in the DLL) and is used to create the DLL.

--output-lib libfile

Generate a static import library libfile.

-v

Verbose mode.

--as assembler-name

Use assembler-name as the assembler. The default is as.