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Subject: Re: DirectX8/DirectInput + cygwin
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 14:24:57 -0800
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> Aren't virtual tables a feature of "C++"?
>
> cgf

I'm talking about the specific implementation of the virtual table - the
layout of the function pointers relative to the "this" pointer.  The
location and format of the vtable relative to the "this" pointer in Visual
C++ is patented by Microsoft.  I wish I knew the patent number...

-- Barubary


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