In my projects I've been linking with the .lib portion of DirectX. Does this mean I'm not using the DLLs? If so, how do I link with the DLLs instead of the .LIBs? Every book I have states to link with the .lib. But in programming when you link with a .lib that is a static link and you are placing the lib code in your exe. Not what I want to do.
Please explain - Mr. Wizard?
Those .lib files are not static libraries they are import libraries for the appropriate DLL's they correspond to.
"...the results are undefined, and we all know what "undefined" means: it means it works during development, it works during testing, and it blows up in your most important customers' faces." --Scott Meyers
That makes more sense. I tried to explain it to my friend but he brought up a point about the .lib and static links. I knew it wasn't the same with DX, but I failed to remember they were import libraries. Thanks.
