LIB Input Files
The input files expected by LIB depend on the mode in which it is being used, as shown in the following table.
Mode |
Input |
|---|---|
Default (building or modifying a library) |
COFF object (.obj) files, COFF libraries (.lib), 32-bit Object Model Format (OMF) object (.obj) files |
Extracting a member with /EXTRACT |
COFF library (.lib) |
Building an export file and import library with /DEF |
Module-definition (.def) file, COFF object (.obj) files, COFF libraries (.lib), 32-bit OMF object (.obj) files |
Note
OMF libraries created by the 16-bit version of LIB cannot be used as input to the 32-bit version of LIB.