configure: if the linker supports --out-implib, generate libsqlite3.X.a, where X is the platform's DLL file extension. Discussion in/around [forum:0c7fc097b2|forum post 0c7fc097b2].

FossilOrigin-Name: 6092b0b86bf93a3d58a83774b6d07ef9735e6c8a0f2ac2d0a6d263c2e9f1e3ca

Makefile.in

@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ LDFLAGS.icu = @LDFLAGS_ICU@
 CFLAGS.icu = @CFLAGS_ICU@
 LDFLAGS.libsqlite3.soname = @LDFLAGS_LIBSQLITE3_SONAME@
 # soname: see https://sqlite.org/src/forumpost/5a3b44f510df8ded
-LDFLAGS.libsqlite3.os-specific = @LDFLAGS_MAC_CVERSION@
-# os-specific: see https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/9dfd5b8fd525a5d7
+LDFLAGS.libsqlite3.os-specific = @LDFLAGS_MAC_CVERSION@ @LDFLAGS_OUT_IMPLIB@
+# os-specific: see
+# - https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/9dfd5b8fd525a5d7
+# - https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/0c7fc097b2
 ENABLE_SHARED = @ENABLE_SHARED@
 ENABLE_STATIC = @ENABLE_STATIC@
 HAVE_WASI_SDK = @HAVE_WASI_SDK@

autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl

@@ -920,11 +920,33 @@ proc sqlite-check-mac-cversion {} {
   return $rc
 }
 
+########################################################################
+# Define LDFLAGS_OUT_IMPLIB to either an empty string or to a
+# -Wl,... flag for the platform-specific --out-implib flag, which is
+# used for building an "import library .dll.a" file on some platforms
+# (e.g. mingw). Returns 1 if supported, else 0.
+#
+# Added in response to: https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/0c7fc097b2
+proc sqlite-check-out-implib {} {
+  define LDFLAGS_OUT_IMPLIB ""
+  set rc 0
+  cc-with {} {
+    set dll "libsqlite3[get-define TARGET_DLLEXT]"
+    set flags "-Wl,--out-implib,${dll}.a"
+    if {[cc-check-flags $flags]} {
+      define LDFLAGS_OUT_IMPLIB $flags
+      set rc 1
+    }
+  }
+  return $rc
+}
+
 ########################################################################
 # Performs late-stage config steps common to both the canonical and
 # autoconf bundle builds.
 proc sqlite-common-late-stage-config {} {
   sqlite-check-mac-cversion
+  sqlite-check-out-implib
   sqlite-process-dot-in-files
   sqlite-post-config-validation
 }

main.mk

@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ tidy: tidy-.
 	rm -f lemon$(B.exe) sqlite*.tar.gz
 	rm -f mkkeywordhash$(B.exe) mksourceid$(B.exe)
 	rm -f parse.* fts5parse.*
-	rm -f $(libsqlite3.SO) $(libsqlite3.LIB) $(libtclsqlite3.SO)
+	rm -f $(libsqlite3.SO) $(libsqlite3.LIB) $(libtclsqlite3.SO) libsqlite3$(T.dll).a
 	rm -f tclsqlite3$(T.exe) $(TESTPROGS)
 	rm -f LogEst$(T.exe) fts3view$(T.exe) rollback-test$(T.exe) showdb$(T.exe)
 	rm -f showjournal$(T.exe) showstat4$(T.exe) showwal$(T.exe) speedtest1$(T.exe)

manifest

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-C wasm:\sadd\ssome\sbuild-time\svalidation\sto\sensure\sthat\sthe\sproblem\sfixed\sin\s[65798c09a00662a3]\sdoes\snot\srecur.\sEnsure\sthat\sfiles\sgenerated\svia\smkwasmbuilds.c\shave\sthe\sgenerated\smakefile\sas\sa\sdependency.
-D 2025-02-09T04:16:01.518
+C configure:\sif\sthe\slinker\ssupports\s--out-implib,\sgenerate\slibsqlite3.X.a,\swhere\sX\sis\sthe\splatform's\sDLL\sfile\sextension.\sDiscussion\sin/around\s[forum:0c7fc097b2|forum\spost\s0c7fc097b2].
+D 2025-02-09T04:38:56.042
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 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
 F LICENSE.md e108e1e69ae8e8a59e93c455654b8ac9356a11720d3345df2a4743e9590fb20d
-F Makefile.in 85ed87882b5d3fd11e6403212f2120e5e07d341bc96a101cfa9475901edd0754
+F Makefile.in 63c4d6e535dac4b7f6a6ffa566c96e3d68fa7f244799c38ee1e3d59305c5b55b
 F Makefile.linux-generic bd3e3cacd369821a6241d4ea1967395c962dfe3057e38cb0a435cee0e8b789d0
 F Makefile.msc a9b95ae9807e17f9b0734ebe97d68032141c3f95286bb64593cb73b206f043cf
 F README.md c3c0f19532ce28f6297a71870f3c7b424729f0e6d9ab889616d3587dd2332159
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ F autosetup/cc.tcl c0fcc50ca91deff8741e449ddad05bcd08268bc31177e613a6343bbd1fd3e
 F autosetup/jimsh0.c 6573f6bc6ff204de0139692648d7037ca0b6c067bac83a7b4e087f20a86866a4
 F autosetup/pkg-config.tcl 4e635bf39022ff65e0d5434339dd41503ea48fc53822c9c5bde88b02d3d952ba
 F autosetup/proj.tcl af5290ee128ce82dd178a474a9dcfaa7e503c88f0709d916cc6079d9b8c801f4
-F autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl d2c6467c557ec0437f2115e94fbe7a77af2d3e6d34b98b8ad85212f5cb890332
+F autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl 6bff327462d34d2d9fe45738b0be70b80cf709de91b8c3b8a921cbdc2f05f6ff
 F autosetup/system.tcl 51d4be76cd9a9074704b584e5c9cbba616202c8468cf9ba8a4f8294a7ab1dba9
 F configure 9a00b21dfd13757bbfb8d89b30660a89ec1f8f3a79402b8f9f9b6fc475c3303a x
 F contrib/sqlitecon.tcl 210a913ad63f9f991070821e599d600bd913e0ad
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ F ext/wasm/tests/opfs/concurrency/test.js d08889a5bb6e61937d0b8cbb78c9efbefbf65a
 F ext/wasm/tests/opfs/concurrency/worker.js 0a8c1a3e6ebb38aabbee24f122693f1fb29d599948915c76906681bb7da1d3d2
 F ext/wasm/wasmfs.make 68999f5bd8c489239592d59a420f8c627c99169bbd6fa16a404751f757b9f702
 F magic.txt 5ade0bc977aa135e79e3faaea894d5671b26107cc91e70783aa7dc83f22f3ba0
-F main.mk 0e3695222412c9388d8e7db612249cd0cd02722c62a16c48be7c77a7639628a8
+F main.mk 7c9df07a41c406a5fbe4e7e4021f29fa4f18821d61354721fd0435fc24f95321
 F mptest/config01.test 3c6adcbc50b991866855f1977ff172eb6d901271
 F mptest/config02.test 4415dfe36c48785f751e16e32c20b077c28ae504
 F mptest/crash01.test 61e61469e257df0850df4293d7d4d6c2af301421
@@ -2209,9 +2209,8 @@ F tool/version-info.c 3b36468a90faf1bbd59c65fd0eb66522d9f941eedd364fabccd7227350
 F tool/warnings-clang.sh bbf6a1e685e534c92ec2bfba5b1745f34fb6f0bc2a362850723a9ee87c1b31a7
 F tool/warnings.sh 49a486c5069de041aedcbde4de178293e0463ae9918ecad7539eedf0ec77a139
 F tool/win/sqlite.vsix deb315d026cc8400325c5863eef847784a219a2f
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-R 808b1c99ce5bd703201eda0df9bba093
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+R e1eadfc29a299ad14b7e6250e28c0f67
 U stephan
-Z 6ac45fbba274f684a5ae3627af8e6a38
+Z 4dcc7ba8a1a116665e01ae1e0e3cb31a
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.

manifest.uuid

@@ -1 +1 @@
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