Using a library: Your preferred method

Post by **Dare2** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:05 pm

People providing libraries for PureBasic can now do it in three main ways.

It may be useful for developers to know which order of preference would suit us best.

Please give your preferences. For example, if you prefer lib/obj via import overall, and dll least of all, pick 6. If you reckon a PureLib beats all else, and an imported lib/obj file sucks, pick 1.

Thanks!

Rescator · Post by **Rescator** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:29 pm

A alternative is missing.

I prefer: include - dll - PureLib - lib/obj (import)

Post by **Dare2** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:30 pm

Yes, include is best.

Sourceless, though?

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:14 pm

Inlcude file, always!

For some custom changes and/or sake of future releases!

Post by **Dare2** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:49 pm

Yep. Given, undeniably, that sources are best - which non-source lib.

I went import - dll - purelibrary because import and dll are less likely to break, methinks, with changes to PureBasic.

Import, like PureLib, can also build directly into your prog (with just the used functionality).

Whereas DLL will load all, and unless two or more apps are using that dll it has no advantage over lib.

So lib/obj import. Also because it is cool.

Shannara · Post by **Shannara** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:32 pm

Another option is missing, include - lib, so either of those two but never a DLL since ... well, why have bagage, and runtime files?

Post by **Polo** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:38 pm

No dlls for me, so I can't answer the poll

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