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Re: .dll question
- From: "Paul G." <pgarceau at attbi dot com>
- To: Robert Collins <rbcollins at cygwin dot com
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 16:59:42 -0700
- Subject: Re: .dll question
- Organization: Paul G.
- References: <3D9B1B11.16005.3D0BDC@localhost>
- Reply-to: pgarceau at attbi dot com
Thank you, Rob.
On 3 Oct 2002 at 9:19, Robert Collins wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 09:13, Paul G. wrote:
>
> > On a related note, can Cygwin generate c++ .dlls which are loadable by msvc++ or
> > does Microsofts' method of name mangling prohibit such things?
>
> No it can't. In general, C++ compilers don't interoperate. The C++-Lite
> FAQ has a section on this.
>
> From memory, the issues are:
> *name mangling
> *VMT layout
> *new[] management
> *exception handling
>
> If you want to use cygwin C++ from MSVC, write some C bindings for the
> code.
>
> Rob
Paul G.
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