Windows CE: TARGETLIBS vs. SOURCELIBS

Hi everybody,

Did you ever wonder why there is both TARGETLIBS and SOURCELIBS macros in the Windows CE SOURCES file? Well I did and here is the explanation why:

First of all the reason to have these macros is that we can componentizise our module but why not just have one of these macros? The difference is in which one will be listed first to the linker:

• When building an .exe, TARGETLIBS will be listed first to the linker
• When building a .dll, SOURCELIBS will be listed first to the linker
• When building a .lib, only SOURCESLIBS will be listed to the linker

In any case the linker will always use the first version of particular function that it finds.

Have fun!