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Subject:	Re: Call "undocumented" NTDLL functions with Cygwin/gcc?
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On Nov  1 03:49, David Arnstein wrote:
> I would like to use some of the "undocumented" NTDLL functions from
> within a C or C++ program. I would like to compile this program from
> Cygwin's C or C++ compiler.
> 
> The functions I refer to involve Registry operations, such as 
> NtQueryValueKey() and NtEnumerateValueKey(). I found some sparse
> documentation here:
> http://undocumented.ntinternals.net/UserMode/Undocumented%20Functions/NT%20Objects/Key/NtQueryValueKey.html
> 
> I could not find these under /usr/include. Any suggestions?

Many of the ntdll functions and types are defined under
/usr/include/w32api/ddk.  The definitions are not complete so expect
that you have to create your own header to define missing symbols.
Patches to extend the files in w32api (maintained by the MingW team) are
always welcome.


Corinna

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