From: Pascal DOT Obry AT der DOT edfgdf DOT fr (Pascal OBRY)
Subject: RE: Apologies
24 Feb 1998 16:23:05 -0800
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De:   ian AT cygnus DOT com 
> Date: lundi 23 février 1998 19:17
> À:    Pascal OBRY
> Cc:   root AT jacob DOT remcomp DOT fr; gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com; noer AT cygnus DOT com
> Objet:        Re: Apologies
> 
>    Date: 23 Feb 1998 13:33:15 +0100
>    From: Pascal OBRY <Pascal DOT Obry AT der DOT edfgdf DOT fr>
> 
>    It seem to me that there is some steps not needed !
> 
>      $(LD) --base-file BASEFILE --dll -o DLLNAME OBJS LIBS -e ENTRY
> 
>      $(DLLTOOL) --dllname DLLNAME --def DEFFILE --base-file BASEFILE
>     --output-exp EXPFILE --output-lib LIBFILE
> 
>      $(LD) EXPFILE -dll -o DLLNAME OBJS LIBS -e ENTRY
> 
>    This make a relocatable DLL and the import library file (LIBFILE .a).
>    This has worked fine everytime for me.
> 
> It's true that you can combine the --output-lib with an earlier
> invocation of dlltool.  However, skipping the second round of dlltool
> and ld can lead to trouble in certain cases, depending upon how your
> linker script is set up, what you have in DEFFILE, and what exactly
> goes into EXPFILE.  For example, if you use the DESCRIPTION keyword in
> your DLL file, EXPFILE will put stuff into the .rdata section, which
> can change the addresses of other sections, and invalidate the
> BASEFILE and hence the EXPFILE.
> 
> If you know what you are doing, you can use a shorter procedure.  I
> was describing a procedure which I hope will always work in every case
> for everyone.
> 
> Ian

Thanks for this good information !

Pascal.


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