LNK2019 problem

Question

I have a LNK2019 problem when trying to use some DLL in my project.

Details:

1. I have a DLL project called dll1; that compiled just fine (using __d

Answer 1

For regular static class methods the declspec(dllexport) should be sufficient but in some cases (inline friend functions for example) you need to provide declspec(dllexport) for the function.

e.g.

#define DLLEXPORT __declspec(dllexport) 

class DLLEXPORT A {


     A();

     int somefunc();

     DLLEXPORT friend int operator==(const A &ws1, const A &ws2) 
            { /* some code */ } 

};