EXE exports static lib exports as well
c++, pe-exports
Solution
You need to make sure that when you build the static lib, you do not use `__declspec(dllexport)`.
If you want to use the same lib in a DLL and in your executable, and you don't want the executable to export the symbols, then you'll need to use a DEF file rather than `__declspec(dllexport)`.
Problem
I've created both a static lib and an EXE file (which uses the static lib), but when I open up the EXE in IDA pro, the exports are listed in the EXE as well. I know they should be exported in the .lib itself, but why are they showing up as exports in the EXE too? EDIT: Here is an export/import (they are in separate header files) Here is the export: ``` #define NC_LIBEXPORT(a) extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) a __cdecl NC_LIBEXPORT(VOID) rol8(unsigned char* a, unsigned char b); ``` and the import: ``` extern "C" VOID rol8(unsigned char* a, unsigned char b); ```