/IMPLIB

Syntax:

/IMPLIB:filename

Overrides the default name for the import library that LINK creates when it builds a program that contains exports. The default name is formed from the base name of the main output file and the extension .LIB. A program contains exports if one or more of the following is true:

• cDEC$ ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT in the source code
• An /EXPORT specification in a LINK command
• An EXPORTS statement in a module definition (.DEF) file

LINK ignores the /IMPLIB option when an import library is not being created. If no exports are specified, LINK does not create an import library. If an export (.EXP) file is used in the build, LINK assumes an import library already exists and does not create one. For information on import libraries and export files, see Import Libraries and Export Files in Using Visual Fortran Tools.