Extension to search for function symbol in library files (.lib, .dll, .a, .so, etc.) recursively in a directory.
It helps programmer to include missing libraries when encountering the linking error: function symbol not found.
Usage:
Press Ctrl+Shift+P, type 'Lib search: Start lib search session' to open the lib search panel
Fill the following fields:
Load executable: click on this button and browse to where the executable for exploring function symbols is located. The executable can be 'dumpbin.exe' on Windows, or 'nm' on Unix.
Command options (semicolon separated): provide command options for the executable. For e.g.: '/EXPORTS' if dumpbin.exe is used
Search text: the function symbol to search for
in directory: click on this button to browse the directory where we want to perform the search. The search will be performed on the files found recursively in this directory.
in files (semicolon separated): the files or file types to search for in the search directory. For example: .lib;.dll will search for all the *.lib and *.dll recursively in the search directory.