Creating a static library using VS Tools (command line)

Using your favorite tool editor, in my case vim, create two files with the next content:

teststaticlib.cpp
///
extern “C” int Test
{
return 123;
}

///

teststaticapp.cpp

///

#include <iostream>

extern “C” int Test();

int main()
{
std::cout << Test() << std::endl;
}

///

To build follow the next steps:

///
1) cl -c teststaticlib.cpp
///
( -c stands for “compiles without linking”)
///
2) lib teststaticlib.obj
///

And the final step is
///
3) cl teststaticapp.cpp teststaticlib.lib
///

Now you can try the exe file just generated.

Enjoy!

NOTE: To check an example using Visual Studio 2012 you may follow this link:
Static linking with Visual Studio