From:	khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu (Mumit Khan)
Subject:	dlltool/dllwrap changes
24 Oct 1998 21:31:26 -0700 :
Message-ID:	<9810250411.AA23741.cygnus.cygwin32.developers@modi.xraylith.wisc.edu>
To:	cygwin32-developers AT cygnus DOT com

I have the following changes which would be good to get in the release.
Please let me know if it's acceptable and I'll send a patch against 
b20-a4.

Highlights:
  - dllwrap now can create DEF files on the fly by scanning the object
    files on the command line. Also creates an import library if you
    tell it to (via --implib or --output-lib).
  - dlltool can use the LIBRARY/NAME in DEF files to supply the dll name
    (instead of leaving it empty, which is annoying and error-prone). 
    Command line --dllname overrides the DEF file entry.
  - ``dlltool --output-def <DEF> --add-stdcall-alias'' outputs aliases
    without the @<n> so that GetProcAddress works without having to
    supply the ordinal. It's trivial, but goes a long way in using DLLs
    easier.

    Example:
      
      $ dlltool --output-def foo.def foo.o
      $ cat foo.def
      EXPORTS
      foo AT 0 @ 1;

      $ dlltool --add-stdcall-alias --output-def foo.def foo.o
      $ cat foo.def
      EXPORTS
      foo AT 0 @ 1;
      foo = foo AT 0 @ 2;

Sat Oct 24 21:43:06 1998  Mumit Khan  <khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu>

	* dlltool.c (add_stdcall_alias): New global.
	(long_options): Add --add-stdcall-alias option.
	(main): Handle it.
	(scan_drectve_symbols): Add alias if --add-stdcall-alias is
	specified.
	(scan_filtered_symbols): Likewise.
	(gen_def_file): Output alias for stdcall syms if appropriate.

	* binutils.texi (dlltool): Document --add-stdcall-alias option.

	* dllwrap.c (long_options): Add --add-stdcall-alias option.
	(main): Handle it.

	* defparse.y (opt_name): Allow "." in name.
	* dlltool.c (def_name): Set dll_name from NAME entry in def file.
	(def_library): Set dll_name from LIBRARY entry in def file.

Wed Sep 23 10:18:31 1998  Mumit Khan  <khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu>

	* dllwrap.c (long_options): --implib synonym for --output-lib.
	(main): Pass --export-all to dlltool only if specified.
	(program_version): Up to 0.2.3.

Thu Sep 17 23:32:22 1998  Mumit Khan  <khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu>

	* dllwrap.c (mybasename): New function.
	(main): Run dlltool to create export definition file and import 
	library file if necessary.
	Change exp_file_name so that it's based on the dll name.

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