On Linux, if I run a program compiled with 'gcc' without the proper shared
libraries in path I get the following error message:
> error while loading shared libraries: libxxx.so: cannot open shared object
> file: No such file or directory
This is expected.
The same happens when running a program compiled with Cygwin on Windows, either
using 'gcc' or 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc', but only if I run the program within
the Cygwin Terminal.
If I run the program within the Windows Command Prompt, I do not get any error
messages (the program simply does not do anything).
Below are the instructions to reproduce the issue.
File 'foo.h':
#ifndef foo_h__
#define foo_h__
extern void foo(void);
#endif // foo_h__
File 'foo.c':
#include <stdio.h>
void foo(void)
{
puts("Hello, I'm a shared library");
}
File 'main.c':
#include <stdio.h>
#include "foo.h"
int main(void)
{
puts("This is a shared library test...");
foo();
return 0;
}
Build object file 'foo.o':
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc -c foo.c
Build shared library 'libfoo.dll':
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc -shared -o libfoo.dll foo.o
Build executable 'foo.exe':
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc -o foo.exe main.c libfoo.dll
Rename shared library 'libfoo.dll':
mv libfoo.dll liberror.dll
If you run 'foo.exe' within the Cygwin Terminal you get the error message, if
you run it within the Windows Command Prompt you do not get any messages
printed out.
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