LIB、DLL及C++的编译过程

1、LIB，DLL

       1）LIB：静态库只是在编译过程中用到。将一些通用方法率先编译到静态库中，例如某一个通用函数方法在程序中多处被用到，那么这个通用函数就可以率先被编译到静态库中。

       Libraries are used because you may have code that you want to use in many programs. For example if you write a function that counts the number of characters in a string, that function will be useful in lots of programs. Once you get that function working correctly you don't want to have to recompile the code every time you use it, so you put the executable code for that function in a library, and the linker can extract and insert the compiled code into your program.

     2）DLL：动态库只是在运行的过程中用到，配合可执行文件一起运行。DLL是为了解决可执行文件中函数堆叠的问题。动态库编译的是具体执行函数的方法，需运行在内存中的，结合静态库中的通用函数再次进行编译内容。用Depends可进行查询。

        Dynamic libraries take this one step further. It seems wasteful to have multiple copies of the library functions taking up space in each of the programs. Why can't they all share one copy of the function? This is what dynamic libraries are for. Rather than building the library code into your program when it is compiled, it can be run by mapping it into your program as it is loaded into memory. Multiple programs running at the same time that use the same functions can all share one copy, saving memory. In fact, you can load dynamic libraries only as needed, depending on the path through your code. No point in having the printer routines taking up memory if you aren't doing any printing. On the other hand, this means you have to have a copy of the dynamic library installed on every machine your program runs on. This creates its own set of problems.

C++的编译过程：http://www.cnblogs.com/dongdongweiwu/p/4743709.html