[Mingw-users] [mingw - Windows API] MingW & ATL or ATL-look-alike

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By: cacolijn

Hi all,

I'm currently writing my first COM server using MinGW.  In my previous daytime
jobs I did a lot of COM server & client programming with MSVC, and I loved the
ATL.  I was wondering if there is such a thing as ATL that can be used under
MinGW?

Since the ATL is proprietary MS source code (at least, I think so), and I do
not have a license for MSVC, I'm looking for alternatives.  I couldn't really
find anything (it's hard to search for "COM" on google ;) ), so I just started
out with a raw scetch myself of the core COM server plumbing... was I too hasty?

In the event there's no such thing already, is anyone interested in my efforts?
And also: what do I have to look out for when writing an ATL-like library to
not tread on MS copyrights?  I'm currently implementing only the things I need
in my own project without looking at the ATL source, but since I used the ATL
quite a lot in the past, I imagine I might re-invent the wheel in a similar
fashion as ATL did.  Code duplication sort of might occur in this way, although
not on purpose...  Any lawyers with information on this reading this forum? ;)

Thanks in advance,
Carl

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