all: for WIN32, create an import library libvlc-dll.a when linking libvlc.dll;...

all: for WIN32, create an import library libvlc-dll.a when linking libvlc.dll; updating linking for vlc.exe and activex.dll to use import library in place of dll.

Makefile.am

@@ -230,7 +230,11 @@ vlc_LDADD = $(DATA_win32_rc) $(INCLUDED_LIBINTL)
 DEPENDENCIES_vlc = $(LIB_libvlc) $(DATA_win32_rc)
 
 if BUILD_SHARED
+if HAVE_WIN32
+vlc_LDFLAGS += `$(VLC_CONFIG) --libs vlc` -L$(top_builddir)/src -lvlc-dll
+else
 vlc_LDFLAGS += `$(VLC_CONFIG) --libs vlc` -Wl,-rpath $(libdir) -Lsrc -lvlc
+endif
 LIB_libvlc = src/libvlc$(LIBEXT)
 else
 vlc_LDFLAGS += `$(VLC_CONFIG) --libs vlc builtin`

activex/Makefile.am

@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ DIST_misc = \
     test.html \
     $(NULL)
 
+if BUILD_SHARED
+LIBRARIES_libvlc = $(top_builddir)/src/libvlc-dll.a
+else
 LIBRARIES_libvlc = $(top_builddir)/src/libvlc.a
+endif
 
 if BUILD_ACTIVEX
 

src/Makefile.am

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ if BUILD_SHARED
 DATA_noinst_libvlc = libvlc$(LIBEXT)
 if HAVE_WIN32
 OBJECTS_libvlc_so = $(libvlc_a_OBJECTS)
+LDFLAGS_libvlc_so = -Wl,--out-implib,$(top_builddir)/lib/libvlc-dll.a
 else
 OBJECTS_libvlc_so = $(libvlc_pic_a_OBJECTS)
 endif
@@ -200,8 +201,8 @@ libvlc$(LIBEXT): $(OBJECTS_libvlc_so) $(do_builtins)
 	  objc) ld="$(OBJCLINK)" ;; \
 	  c|*)  ld="$(LINK)" ;; \
 	esac ; \
-	echo $$ld $(OBJECTS_libvlc_so) $$ldfl ; \
-	$$ld $(OBJECTS_libvlc_so) $$ldfl
+	echo $$ld $(OBJECTS_libvlc_so) $(LDFLAGS_libvlc_so) $$ldfl; \
+	$$ld $(OBJECTS_libvlc_so) $(LDFLAGS_libvlc_so) $$ldfl
 # It sucks big time, but we have to do that to link vlc properly
 # on non-PIC OSes, otherwise ld will favor builtins-less libvlc.a over
 # libvlc$(LIBEXT)