How to create a library in C++

[curiously enough]

How do I create my own library in C++?

[Banfa]

That depends entirely on the platform you are using.

[weaknessforcats]

In the case of Windows where you might be using Visual Studio.NET, you create a WIN32 project and whenthe wizard appears, select Application Settings. In that dialog, check static library. Then click Finish.

Your project build result will be a .lib file.

[curiously enough]

In the case of Windows where you might be using Visual Studio.NET, you create a WIN32 project and whenthe wizard appears, select Application Settings. In that dialog, check static library. Then click Finish.

Your project build result will be a .lib file.

I'm sorry, I haven't a clue what you're talking about. All I want is to create a library in C++ V5.02. If you know how can you explain it step by step?
And I am using windows.

[Banfa]

Do you mean Visual C++ v5.02 ? (Or may be Borland C++ v5.02). There are no google hits on Microsoft C++ V5.02.

In the case of Visual C++ it is as weaknessforcats stated, when you create a project you need to look for the "static library" project type, then you will create a project that produces a library (.lib)

If you are using the command line then there is a switch to the linker that instructs it to create a library (.lib) rather than an executable, for your version I believe you should be using either the command lines

link32 -lib <arguments>

or

lib32 <arguments>

Since Visual Studio 2005 this has become

lib <arguments>