Re: [Mingw-users] MSVC import library confusion

[Brian D. <br...@de...>]

Brian Dessent wrote:

> It would only work if the class is POD, and even then it might not due
> to differences in packing, alignment, or layout.  You really can't mix
> C++ among different compilers.

And, since the DLL you have clearly already has MSVC++ mangled names
there's no way at all that you can link to it with g++.  In order to
interoperate both sides must use the C standard calling conventions.

Brian