Re: [Mingw-users] DLL linking to symbols in main executable

[Paul M. <pf_...@ya...>]

Jay wrote:
>  Instead of being wierd, and limiting the .exes that can load .dlls
>    that your .exe uses, you are usually better of pushing your .exe's
>    code into a .dll, and having .dlls link to that.
> 
> Unless you strongly believe that you don't want your .dll loaded into other
> processes and .dlls that link back to it are unlikely to want to either.

Thanks. I've actually gone for dynamic linking using GetProcAddress. 
It's not so much a matter of preference, as of what I have control of. 
This is for an extension to an existing program, where I have limited 
control over what I can change in the code or build process for the main 
program. So I'm jumping through these hoops to minimise the impact of my 
changes.

(That's not too clear. I could be specific - it's an extension to the 
Vim editor where I'm helping to tidy up the build process for a new 
extension someone else has written - but the gory details are probably 
more confusing than helpful!)

Paul.