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From: | Mark Valentine <mark AT linus DOT demon DOT co DOT uk> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | dynamic linking? |
Date: | Sun, 6 Aug 1995 18:53:24 GMT |
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To: | djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu |
Dj-Gateway: | from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Has the possibility of dynamic linking been considered for gcc under MS-DOS? How hard would it be to do (very tricky, or just a matter of finding someone with the time and inclination to do it)? Two applications for this that come to mind are: (1) the ability to extend things like perl and tcl without the need for an installed development system (the Windows port of tcl I saw had this capability using an .ini file and .dll's). (2) Quake (Id Software's upcoming game) - Id currently plan to ship DJGPP so that the user (via the setup program) can link in extensions. (Would they be interested enough in dynamic linking to fund development?) There are several existing implementations of dynamic libraries and dlopen() for gcc to crib from... Mark. P.S. Sorry, I'm not desperate enough to implement this myself!
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