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Just curious, I was told that with dll files, you can make modifications to the dll without recompiling the whole application that uses it. On the other hand .lib files need to be compiled so the code can linked to the application as one.
So I know that the .lib files are turned into machine code. but what about the dll’s ?? Are they turned into machine code upon the execution of the application ??
This could probably lead to easy hacking if not used right.
The dlls are still machine code. They’re just dynamically linked in at run time (hence then name) so (if you don’t change the function signatures) you don’t have to recompile your main program to use a dll after it’s been changed. A static library is physically part of your executable, that’s why changes there require a recompile (or really, a relink).