diff --git a/docs/markdown/FAQ.md b/docs/markdown/FAQ.md index 45255e911c21..e43c857fee9f 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/markdown/FAQ.md @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ file instead of being buried inside your build definitions. An example can be found [here](https://github.com/jpakkane/meson/tree/master/test%20cases/linuxlike/3%20linker%20script). -## My project works fine on Linux and MinGW but fails with MSVC due to a missing .lib file +## My project works fine on Linux and MinGW but fails to link with MSVC due to a missing .lib file (fatal error LNK1181). Why? With GCC, all symbols on shared libraries are exported automatically unless you specify otherwise. With MSVC no symbols are exported by