Converting .so file of linux to a .dll file of windows

Question

I have some C code (having various header files and a make file) compiled as a .so file in Linux(Ubuntu) and a python program which calls the functions of this shared object using Ctypes. Now, I want to use this program on windows. In windows, Ctypes needs a .dll file instead of .so in linux.

So, is there a way in which I can convert the .so files of linux into .dll files to be used with Ctypes in Windows ?

Solution

No. You will need to recompile the library for Windows.

Comments

[Eryk Sun]

The section on Linking Against DLLs has nothing to do with the OP's requirements. He has an .so file, which is completely useless with Windows Python, and thus he absolutely must follow your first recommendation to recompile and relink as a Windows DLL. He's not trying to generate a Cygwin or MinGW compatible import library from an existing DLL.

[uraimo]

Correct, i just scrolled through the text, my bad, reference removed.

[Ashish kulkarni]

@uraimo: Thanks. I will try the dlltool. Alternatively I was trying installing mingw on linux and compiling the code into a dll to be used on windows. Will that work ?

[uraimo]

Yes, you should be able to do that ("crosscompiling", alternatively use mingw on windows).

[Admin]

I've removed the reference to dlltool entirely, as it's not an alternative to recompilation.

[Roni Hoffman]

Sorry, little confused, how would I recompile a .so file on windows to get a .dll if I dont have the source code, just the .so?