wine users - Jan 2011 - HOWTO develop a Linux application that uses a Windows LIB ?

1 - Assume there is a given Windows Library in binary form.
2 - You have a Linux library where the source is available.

Now you want to develop a Linux application that uses both libraries.

Is this possible ?

Background:
The Windows library in question implements a communication protocol for
automation industry on top of TCP/IP. This communication protocol now i want to
use on Linux from my own application. My Linux application would write the read
data into a shared memory on the Linux system and accept outgoing messages on a
mailbox.
See: 
http://pvbrowser.org
http://pvbrowser.de/pvbrowser/pic/prinzip.png

I assume you are looking for Winelib:
http://www.winehq.org/docs/winelib-guide/index

Thank you for the hint.
I assume that it will only be possible to create 32 bit applications.

Yes, that is correct I think. 64 bit Wine is still experimental.

pvbrowser.  Only way will be making application dependent on wine loader for a
part.   This is not without its prices..

Since interfacing using winelib forces using of windows memory structure.  Also
forces you to be x86 locked.  Worse of all forces you basically to have complete
wine to operate your program.

"communication protocol for automation industry"  Ok what protocol.  I
know of many with Linux support one way or another.   Some are java some are C
and some are C++.  And thanks to the creativity of gcc all those can be built
into 1 binary.

pvbrowser you need to be 100 percent sure Linux support lib does not exist or is
not simple to write.   Using winelib the way you are talking will not be light.