Where is location of .def file when I compile a .dll file in VC++2008?

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Hi all,
When I compile a .dll file I always create a .def file which contains the exported functions, I have to use "\DEF" command to link to this .def file; that is inconvenient when I copy that folder (folder contains all of files of project) to another location (I have to re-link .def file). Which location of .def file in this folder to avoid this advantage? Or I use "/DEF" command how to avoid? Thanks in advance.

Posted 24-Mar-14 22:16pm

Andrewpeter

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2014-03-24T23:16:00

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You can specify the destination of the def file in your project settings, so it will always be copied to a specific location. Use the custom properties settings, and add a copy statement to copy it to your destination library.

Posted 24-Mar-14 23:16pm

Richard MacCutchan

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Andrewpeter 25-Mar-14 5:21am

Sorry I dont understand a problem: "Custom properties settings" - where is it? I dont find it in Property page. Hope you help me. Thanks.

Richard MacCutchan 25-Mar-14 5:28am

Go to solution explorer, right click the file name in the project list and click properties.

Andrewpeter 25-Mar-14 6:04am

Thank you. I'm bad in English so my word becomes difficult to understand. My destination is: I have a def file named "ModPeoject.def" contains exported function symbols, I add it to my project (and it is put in folder project, C:\ModProject). In linker configuration commandline I link to this file by using /DEF:"C:\ModProject\ModProject.def". I compile it successfuly. But when I cut (sorry, cut, not copy) that folder "ModProject" to another location of hard disk (D) and open project, recompile - at this time, I see an error:

Error 1 fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'C:\ModProject\ModProject.def'

I have re-link /DEF:"D:\ModProject\ModProject.def" then I compile successfuly.

I dont want to re-link above when I cut that folder to any location in hard disk. How to do this? Thanks.

Richard MacCutchan 25-Mar-14 6:10am

You cannot move a file from one location to another and expect the linker to be able to guess where it is.

Andrewpeter 25-Mar-14 6:17am

So I have to re-link it when remove it to another location. Thanks for your support.

Richard MacCutchan 25-Mar-14 6:24am

You only need to re-link it if you change something in either project. Just moving the file does not affect either the DLL or EXE files that are already built.