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From:	"Paul G." <pgarceau AT attbi DOT com>
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To:	Robert Collins <rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com>
Date:	Wed, 2 Oct 2002 16:59:42 -0700
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Subject:	Re: .dll question
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Thank you, Rob.

On 3 Oct 2002 at 9:19, Robert Collins wrote:

> On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 09:13, Paul G. wrote:
> 
> > 	On a related note, can Cygwin generate c++ .dlls which are loadable by msvc++ or 
> > does Microsofts'  method of name mangling prohibit such things?
> 
> No it can't. In general, C++ compilers don't interoperate. The C++-Lite
> FAQ has a section on this.
> 
> From memory, the issues are:
> *name mangling
> *VMT layout
> *new[] management
> *exception handling
> 
> If you want to use cygwin C++ from MSVC, write some C bindings for the
> code.
> 
> Rob

		Paul G.

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