Now can has linking against shared libraries.

backends.py

@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ class Vs2010Backend(Backend):
         elif isinstance(target, build.StaticLibrary):
             conftype = 'StaticLibrary'
         elif isinstance(target, build.SharedLibrary):
-            conftype = 'SharedLibrary'
+            conftype = 'DynamicLibrary'
         else:
             raise MesonException('Unknown target type for %s' % target_name)
         root = ET.Element('Project', {'DefaultTargets' : "Build",
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ class Vs2010Backend(Backend):
             links = []
             for t in target.link_targets:
                 lobj = self.build.targets[t.get_basename()]
-                linkname = lobj.get_filename()
+                linkname = lobj.get_import_filename()
                 links.append(linkname)
             links.append('%(AdditionalDependencies)')
             ET.SubElement(link, 'AdditionalDependencies').text = ';'.join(links)
@@ -1379,10 +1379,12 @@ class Vs2010Backend(Backend):
         subsys.text = subsystem
         gendeb = ET.SubElement(link, 'GenerateDebugInformation')
         gendeb.text = 'true'
+        if isinstance(target, build.SharedLibrary):
+            ET.SubElement(link, 'ImportLibrary').text = target.get_import_filename()
         pdb = ET.SubElement(link, 'ProgramDataBaseFileName')
         pdb.text = '$(OutDir}%s.pdb' % target_name
-        entrypoint = ET.SubElement(link, 'EntryPointSymbol')
-        entrypoint.text = 'mainCRTStartup'
+        if isinstance(target, build.Executable):
+            ET.SubElement(link, 'EntryPointSymbol').text = 'mainCRTStartup'
         targetmachine = ET.SubElement(link, 'TargetMachine')
         targetmachine.text = 'MachineX86'
 

build.py

@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ class StaticLibrary(BuildTarget):
         suffix = environment.get_static_lib_suffix()
         self.filename = prefix + self.name + '.' + suffix
 
+    def get_import_filename(self):
+        return self.filename
+
 class SharedLibrary(BuildTarget):
     def __init__(self, name, subdir, is_cross, sources, objects, environment, kwargs):
         self.version = None
@@ -488,10 +491,14 @@ class SharedLibrary(BuildTarget):
         super().__init__(name, subdir, is_cross, sources, objects, environment, kwargs);
         self.prefix = environment.get_shared_lib_prefix()
         self.suffix = environment.get_shared_lib_suffix()
+        self.importsuffix = environment.get_import_lib_suffix()
 
     def get_shbase(self):
         return self.prefix + self.name + '.' + self.suffix
 
+    def get_import_filename(self):
+        return self.prefix + self.name + '.' + self.importsuffix
+
     def get_rpaths(self):
         return [self.subdir] + self.get_transitive_rpaths()
 

environment.py

@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@ class Environment():
         if (not cross and is_windows()) \
         or (cross and self.cross_info['name'] == 'windows'):
             self.exe_suffix = 'exe'
+            self.import_lib_suffix = 'lib'
             self.shared_lib_suffix = 'dll'
             self.shared_lib_prefix = ''
             self.static_lib_suffix = 'lib'
@@ -989,6 +990,7 @@ class Environment():
             self.static_lib_suffix = 'a'
             self.static_lib_prefix = 'lib'
             self.object_suffix = 'o'
+            self.import_lib_suffix = self.shared_lib_suffix
 
     def is_cross_build(self):
         return self.cross_info is not None
@@ -1269,6 +1271,11 @@ class Environment():
     def get_exe_suffix(self):
         return self.exe_suffix
 
+    # On Windows the library has suffix dll
+    # but you link against a file that has suffix lib.
+    def get_import_lib_suffix(self):
+        return self.import_lib_suffix
+
     def get_shared_lib_prefix(self):
         return self.shared_lib_prefix