From: Danny S. <dan...@cl...> - 2004-09-07 09:53:51
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron W. LaFramboise" | Due to some recent confusion on this matter, and the general lack of | clear examples in general, I have created a small example that shows how | the internalname element is correctly used in a DEF file. | | Note how the internalname feature is used to rename llama_implementation | to llama. | | The official meaning of internalname is documented at | <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccore /html/_core_EXPORTS.asp> | and | <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccore 98/html/_core_.2f.export.asp?frame=true>. | | I've tested it successfully on MSVC 6.0, MSVC .NET, and recent | GCC/binutils combinations. I suspect it would work with other compilers | that support .def files as well. | | This example fails on all binutils versions with Carlo Wood's patch, | including those with Danny Smith's fix (which is not directly related). Please post this to binutils list asking for a reversion of the two patches. I can provide another example where the changes break expected behaviour, with def file like LIBRARY foo.dll EXPORTS rooted = MSVCRT.sqrt IMPORTS MSVCRT.dll.sqrt I pulled out an old (1996), but very helpful MSDN article called "DLL for beginners", authoured by Debabrata Sarma which also confirms what you have indicated. Thanks for pursuing this. Danny | | | Aaron W. LaFramboise | | |