know if .lib is static or import

Question

I have .lib file compiled from C code. How I know if this self-contained static library or just an import lib and DLL will be needed at runtime? Is there some <

Answer 1

Look in its accompanying header files ,if the function are 'decorated' with __declspec(dllimport) that it's an import library. Or look for an accompanying .def file ,that also tells you that it's an import library.