How is versioning of static libraries done?

Question

Hi,

Setting the VERSIONINFO for an app or dll is easy enough, but it doesn't seem possible to embed version info in a static library.  So for projects (like SDKs) how are the .lib files versioned so that the developer building against them know what they are building against?

We are creating a Plugin Development Kit for an app that loads DLL plugins, and we would like to be able to release the pre-built lib with all of the helper functions and the required headers and want it to be easy for the developer to determine the version of the PDK they are using, as well as be able to embed that build information into the dll they build (in an About dlg).  The best idea so far is to have a function that returns the information or use #define for the macros.

Is there a 'normal' way to handle this?

Thanks,
Thell

So far this is the best information I've found:  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1638207/how-to-store-a-version-number-in-a-static-library

Answer 1

The "normal" way most static libraries handle this is to compile it into the library directly, and provide an API to retrieve the version information.  The link you posted gives many examples.

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