See: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/merge_requests/1428 --- a/glib/gtypes.h 2016-10-22 07:21:52.000000000 +0200 +++ b/glib/gtypes.h 2020-05-17 11:13:49.369639688 +0200 @@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ # else /* !GLIB_STATIC_COMPILATION */ # ifdef GLIB_COMPILATION # ifdef DLL_EXPORT -# define GLIB_VAR __declspec(dllexport) +# define GLIB_VAR extern __declspec(dllexport) # else /* !DLL_EXPORT */ # define GLIB_VAR extern # endif /* !DLL_EXPORT */ --- a/gobject/gparamspecs.h 2016-10-22 07:22:21.000000000 +0200 +++ b/gobject/gparamspecs.h 2020-05-17 11:16:37.803281391 +0200 @@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ # else /* !GOBJECT_STATIC_COMPILATION */ # ifdef GOBJECT_COMPILATION # ifdef DLL_EXPORT -# define GOBJECT_VAR __declspec(dllexport) +# define GOBJECT_VAR extern __declspec(dllexport) # else /* !DLL_EXPORT */ # define GOBJECT_VAR extern # endif /* !DLL_EXPORT */