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Re: Patch: delay import for dlltool
- From: Dave Korn <dave dot korn dot cygwin at googlemail dot com>
- To: Timo Kreuzer <timo dot kreuzer at web dot de>
- Cc: binutils at sourceware dot org
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:22:15 +0100
- Subject: Re: Patch: delay import for dlltool
- References: <4A884E7A.40103@web.de>
Timo Kreuzer wrote:
> I have created a patch for dlltool that implements delay loading dlls.
> It creates import stubs in a similar way to how it's done with normal
> imports.
> It's only implemented for x86 so far, but the implementation allows easy
> porting.
>
> The resulting application will link to __delayLoadHelper2, which I also
> implemented as a library. It's compatible to ms __delayLoadHelper2.
> I have attached the patch and the library as reference.
>
> Let me know if something is missing.
Documentation in binutils/doc/binutils.texi, and some testcases would be
nice. Also a ChangeLog entry.
> btw, I have just send back the assignment from FSF, will probably take a
> several days (I'm from Germany)
I'll give it some testing and post a review tomorrow, but it looks in pretty
good shape. Thanks for the contribution.
cheers,
DaveK