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From: Michael Nelson <mikenel@iapetus.com>
To: "'Carl Thompson'" <cet@carlthompson.net>,
        Bradley Smith
	 <brad2010@hotmail.com>
Cc: Cygwin List <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Subject: RE: Where can I get Cygwin 20.1b?
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 18:52:06 -0400
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> That's a complicated question.  Essentially, the MS engineers 
> were on crack
> when they designed Windows DLLs. 
> 
> [long discussion]

Use of dllimport is unnecessary, just link with the import lib.

> PPS: I've heard you can do the same thing using separate 
> ".DEF" files, 
>      but I don't know about that.

This is what most people do. 

> PPPS: None of this is necessary with reasonable operating 
> systems, such
>       as Unix or Linux.  The compiler and linker automatically export
>       and import all externally visible symbols when building or using
>       DLLs (shared libraries).  You don't even need a separate import
>       library.

The drawback with "reasonable" operating systems is that all of your
internal guts are exposed to the world. For some that is a disadvantage. 

-mike

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