windows: .dll is dynamic lib should be installed to /bin .lib file is static lib should be installed to /lib

mingw .dll.a is refered to as in "import library" It is really a static library, but used by the linker to describe load-time linking to a dll. should be installed to /lib

ZooKeeper MingW: .dll and .dll.a installed to /shared .lib installed to /static

ZooKeeper Window (MSVC) .dll and import libs (.lib) installed to /shared .lib (static libs) installed to /static

ZooKeeper *nix: .so installed to /shared .a installed to /static