BB60C API library in ELF format

[bbowar]

I wrote a 32bit program using your API to communicate with the SA44B unit. I am now trying to write a 64bit application using your API to communicate with the BB60C. My problem is I am getting unresolved external error on ilink64 call. According to the documentation the linker is expecting .o or .a files, not a .lib. I was using the bb_api.lib in the x64 folder. In the 32bit application I had to convert sa_api.lib to sa_apiomf.lib using coff2omf converter. That same converter fails on the 64bit version of the library. Do you supply the library in a .a format (ELF) or is there a converter to convert from .lib to .a?

[bbowar]

I found the Embarcadero C++ compiler had a utility called “mkep” to convert a .dll file to a .a file. Now when I link the .a file, there are no unresolved external errors.

[Andrew]

Hi bbowar,

We distribute a linux build of the BB60 API on the BB60 downloads page. Usually it is a few versions behind the main distribution.
You will find it near the top of the list on this page
https://solutionspagedemo.kinsta.cloud/support/downloads/bb60c-bb60a-downloads/

Regards,
A.J.

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