Exporting member function of a static library

Question

Is it possible (or relevant at all) to export member functions of a static library? When I "dumpbin /EXPORTS" my .lib file I don't see any of my defined class members.

• Linking to this lib file succeeds, but I use an external tool that fails to read non-exported symbols.

• Also tried adding a .def file with no results.

Answer 1

A static library is just a collection of .o files. This is then linked into your executable in exactly the same way as .o files so whatever works for .o files will work for static libraries.