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#else
// If none of the above macros are defined, then we assume we are being used
// by some third-party build system that cannot/doesn't signal the library
-// type. Note that this fallback works for both static and shared but in case
-// of shared will be sub-optimal compared to having dllimport.
+// type. Note that this fallback works for both static and shared libraries
+// provided the library only exports functions (in other words, no global
+// exported data) and for the shared case the result will be sub-optimal
+// compared to having dllimport. If, however, your library does export data,
+// then you will probably want to replace the fallback with the (commented
+// out) error since it won't work for the shared case.
//
# define LIBPRINT_SYMEXPORT // Using static or shared.
+//# error define LIBPRINT_STATIC or LIBPRINT_SHARED preprocessor macro to signal libprint library type being linked
#endif