Can Go code generate dll in windows or can C ++/C# call golang code?

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Can Go functions be called by C++ or C# code on windows? Does Go support generating dll in Windows?

I know gccgo is sometimes more compatible this way, but I don't think even it can compile to a DLL yet... — rogerdpack
– rogerdpack, Commented Sep 29, 2014 at 20:37
Some work in that direction has been undertaken, see issue 11058. August 2016: not done yet. — Deleplace
– Deleplace, Commented Aug 23, 2016 at 14:10

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:29:19Z

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No, Go code is statically linked. The reason for this is Go's runtime, which is embeded in every executable, among other things.

Edit:

It is apparently possible with a lot of indirection, but far from usable in practice. See Call go functions from C and the linked blog posts for more information.

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:29

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