Problem using cygwin compiled DLL's in other Windows apps

[Robert Collins]

You'll need to compile and link with -mno-cygwin - winamp uses a
different C runtime that Cygwin.

Rob
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Logan Bowers" <logan@datacurrent.com>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:08 AM
Subject: Problem using cygwin compiled DLL's in other Windows apps


> Hello,
>
> I'm having a nasty problem that's got me posivively stumped.  I've
> written a Winamp plugin (a DLL) using Cygwin.  Winamp properly loads
the
> DLL (at runtime), but whenever my DLL attempts to make a system call
> (such as open()), Winamp crashes.  I have no idea how to trace this
kind
> of problem down.  Does anyone know what might be causing this or have
> general advice on writing DLLs using cygwin that need to be loadable
> into regular Windows apps?  I wrote a simple test program that uses
> dlopen() to load the dll (and ran it from within the cygwin
environment)
> and it works without hitch.  If necessary, I can put the build script
> and code online.
>
> Also, one other minor thing, I need to export a single function:
> winampGetOutModule.  gcc, however, likes to mangle that into
> winampGetOutModule__Fv.  The only way I could get it to export under
the
> proper name was to first compile to assembly and then use perl to get
> rid of the __Fv.  Is there an easier way to do this?  Thanks.
>
>
> Logan Bowers
>
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