If you have many executables that use a common set of routines, it is a good idea
to put them in a library. This can be done by creating a library project and putting
the source code for these common files into it.
Libraries come in C and Fortran flavors and can be either:
- static (.lib)
- dynamic(.dll)
Project:Dependencies
Static libraries are easier to use if you are new to libraries. Once you have a
library project, you can make other projects dependent on it through the "Project
| Project Dependencies" dialog. Then if you update a file in a library project,
the library will get rebuilt any time you rebuild a project that depends on it.
This dialog can also be reached by right-clicking on the project in the Solution
Explorer pane.
For additional details on how to link different flavors of external libraries see
the section on
"Compatibility" in this module.
