Linking *.lib files with MinGW

Question

Is it possible to Link *.lib files with MinGW(I use it with Eclipse) unambiguous information about that. I\'m fighting with libcurl+OpenSSL so now I don\'t understand if my

Answer 1

mingw also accepts libraries with a .lib extension.

For instance, a library named libsample.lib must be linked as

-L -llibsample

Reference: http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Specify_the_libraries_for_the_linker_to_use