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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:02:43 +0200
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From: "Eli Zaretskii (eliz AT gnu DOT org) [via djgpp AT delorie DOT com]" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] dxe3gen: add support for using an exports file.
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> From: "Ozkan Sezer (sezeroz AT gmail DOT com) [via djgpp AT delorie DOT com]" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:27:51 +0300
> 
> The patch inlined below (also attached for convenience) adds support for
> using an exports file to dxe3gen.
> 
> The existing mechanism for exported symbols is through symbol prefixes,
> i.e. the -E and -X switches, but can be really hard to use especially if
> there are many symbols which don't necessarily share a common prefix, or
> if some of the symbols to exclude share the common prefix with symbols
> to export.
> 
> The exports file is a plain text file with one symbol name at each line,
> like an exports file that can be used in macOS projects. No trailing or
> leading space/tab should be used in the file. A line starting with a '#'
> character is a comment line and will be ignored.
> 
> The -E and -X switches are still supported, but those two are mutually
> exclusive.
> 
> Eli, Juan, DJ:  Please review. OK to apply?

LGTM, but why did you use binary mode for reading the exports file?