"mydll" sample from C:\D\dmd2\samples\d\mydll\ doesn't compile. DMD 2.079.0, Windows 7

[Mike Parker]

On Wednesday, 21 March 2018 at 08:44:15 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> On Wednesday, 21 March 2018 at 08:30:54 UTC, Vitalii wrote:
>
>>
>> In earlier version 2.073.3 of DMD compiler 32-bit version of 
>> "mydll" builds successfully, but 64-bit get the same error 
>> messages as above. I use 64-bit path settings. DMD compiler 
>> version 2.079.0, Windows 7 Pro (6.1, build 7601: Service Pack 
>> 1).
>
> -m64 uses the MS linker, not Optlink. You don't need /IMPLIB 
> for that unless you intend to change the default name for the 
> generated import library. This should build a 64-bit DLL for 
> you:
>
> dmd -m64 -ofmydll.dll -L/DLL mydll.d dll.d

And actually, the -of parameter is superfluous in this case. The 
DLL will pick get the name of the first source module by default.