linking DUI with GTK+ 0n windows

I get,
Error 43: Not a Valid Library File

I went to the archives and
saw lots of problems with linking.

The idea I get from past discussions is that I
might have to recompile the GTK libs with DMC???
yikes!

Can't it even be done?
Is there another solution?
Can I compile with gcc and then link with OPTLINK?

Am I completly off the track?

(
seems that dui compiles and the libdui is created,
when I don't include the gtk lib OPTLINK reports lot's of
"
libdui.lib(Window)
Error 42: Symbol Undefined _gtk_********************
"
I'm assuming that means libdui.lib is a valid lib
)

Ant

In article <bj3uqt$1l8h$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Ant says...
>
>linking DUI with GTK+ 0n windows
>
>I get,
>Error 43: Not a Valid Library File

hummm... there is a page at ... Digital Mars
on IMPLIB and COFF2OMF
let me try those first.

Ant

next time I will reread the posts before asking... :P

In article <bj3vnu$1md6$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Ant says...
>
>In article <bj3uqt$1l8h$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Ant says...
>>
>>linking DUI with GTK+ 0n windows
>>
>>I get,
>>Error 43: Not a Valid Library File
>
>hummm... there is a page at ... Digital Mars on IMPLIB and COFF2OMF

ah... no luck seems those are proprietary tools.
back to my original question...

I got another idea from the readings:
Can extract the modules (whatever they are called)
from the libraries and rebuild the library?

Ant

In article <bj3vnu$1md6$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Ant says...
>
>In article <bj3uqt$1l8h$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Ant says...
>>
>>linking DUI with GTK+ 0n windows
>>
>>I get,
>>Error 43: Not a Valid Library File
>
>hummm... there is a page at ... Digital Mars on IMPLIB and COFF2OMF

ah... no luck seems those are proprietary tools.
back to my original question...

I got another idea from the readings:
Can extract the modules (whatever they are called)
from the libraries and rebuild the library?

Ant

Ant wrote:

>>hummm... there is a page at ... Digital Mars on IMPLIB and COFF2OMF
> 
> 
> ah... no luck seems those are proprietary tools.
> back to my original question...
> 
> I got another idea from the readings:
> Can extract the modules (whatever they are called) from the libraries and rebuild the library?
> 
> Ant
> 

Try here:  http://www.digitalmars.com/download/freecompiler.html  (get Basic Utilities for implib)

implib worked for me when I had a DLL and needed a LIB.

BA

>Try here:  http://www.digitalmars.com/download/freecompiler.html  (get Basic Utilities for implib)
>
>implib worked for me when I had a DLL and needed a LIB.
>
>BA
>

Ha! Ha! I'll try it!
Thanks.
(again I overlook that, sorry folks)

Ant

In article <bj5160$47p$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Brad Anderson says...
>
>Try here:  http://www.digitalmars.com/download/freecompiler.html  (get Basic Utilities for implib)
>
>implib worked for me when I had a DLL and needed a LIB.
>
>BA
>

That did it! thanks.
Tomorrow (night) I'll package every thing and publish it.

Ant