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Date:	Thu, 02 Aug 2001 01:07:54 -0400
From:	Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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To:	Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
CC:	DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>, binutils AT sources DOT redhat DOT com,
	cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: [RFA] pei386 dll: auto-import patch
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Charles Wilson wrote:

> Okay, here's the revised patch and Changelog.  Differences from earlier 
> version:
> 
> 
> 1) --enable-gory-debug ==> --enable-extra-pe-debug
> 2) added --enable-auto-import option
> 3) made --disable-auto-import the default
> 4) encapsulated pe_dll_auto_import into bfd_link_info structure: new 
> field "pei386_auto_import
> 5) changed pe_em(auto_export) filters to be table-based (*)
> 6) moved detailed docs into ldint.texi
> 7) removed "bugger"
> 8) followed GNU coding style
> 9) removed ldlang.c patch
> 10) removed C++ comments
> 
> (*) Actually, because of context, I had to use five different tables 
> (libs to exclude, object files to exclude, complete symbol names to 
> exclude, symbol prefixes to exclude, and symbol suffixes to exclude)
> 
> It builds, compiles, and passes my preliminary tests.  I'll have a 
> binary package for others to test with up on my website soon.  (Note 
> that you'll have to explicitly specify --enable-auto-import now).


source and binary tarballs at
http://www.neuro.gatech.edu/users/cwilson/cygutils/robert-collins/latest/binutils/

These do NOT reflect any of DJ's most recent suggestions (posted at 
11:47EDT)

--Chuck

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