Delphi is an example of prior art.

Author: retep998

text/0000-dll-kind.md

@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ No alternatives are currently known other than the status quo.
 # Prior art
 [prior-art]: #prior-art
 
-No native languages are known of that allow link time linking to symbols from dlls withot import libraries. Please note that this is distinct from runtime loading of dlls.
+Many non-native languages have the ability to import symbols from dlls, but this uses runtime loading by the language runtime and is not the same as what is being proposed here.
+
+Delphi is a native language that has the ability to import symbols from dlls without import libraries.
 
 # Unresolved questions
 [unresolved]: #unresolved-questions
@@ -96,4 +98,6 @@ With the features described in this RFC, we would be one step closer towards a f
 
 If that were to happen, we'd no longer need to pretend the pc-windows-gnu toolchain is standalone, and we'd be able to stop bundling MinGW bits entirely in favor of the user's own MinGW installation, thereby resolving a bunch of issues such as [rust-lang/rust#53454](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53454).
 
+A future extension of this feature would be the ability to optionally lazily load such external functions, since Rust would naturally have all the information required to do so.
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 Also users would stop complaining about having to install several gigabytes of VC++ just to link their Rust binaries.