How do I disable the generation of an import library?

Question

I'm creating a COM DLL in Visual Studio. The linker generates an import library for the DLL. I don't need the import library.

Is there any way to tell the linker not to generate it?

Answer 1

Are you saying that it also generates a .lib file as well as the .dll? If so, don't fret. That .lib file is important. See this article about the reverse, having a DLL but no import LIB. It explains why the LIB is important.