Re: g_module_build_path on Win32

[Eugene T <gtkplist talagrand org>]

On 3/29/2006 8:11, Tor Lillqvist wrote:
> Eugene T writes:
>  > g_module_build_path prepends a "lib" prefix to module names on Win32, 
>  > which imitates the Unix behavior. Is there a technical reason for
>  > this?
>
> Not really, except that the "lib" prefix is used on Win32, too,
> exactly in the kind of software that most often uses GLib
> I.e. software which has been ported from GNOME/Unix, and which is
> built using the GNU toolcahin (especially libtool).

Thanks a lot for the quick response! I wasn't aware of the libtool 
issue. I guess it certainly makes sense from that perspective, it was 
just a little strange coming in from the Windows side looking to port to 
Unix.

-Eugene