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From:	Michael Nelson <mikenel AT iapetus DOT com>
To:	"'Carl Thompson'" <cet AT carlthompson DOT net>,
	Bradley Smith
	<brad2010 AT hotmail DOT com>
Cc:	Cygwin List <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT 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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