Re: Re[2]: [Mingw-users] DllMain not called

[<dan...@ya...>]

--- Paul Sokolovsky <pa...@is...> wrote: > Hello Danny,
> 
> Danny Smith <dan...@ya...> wrote on Wednesday,
> December 20, 2000:
> 
> DS> If using a def file, explicitly include
> 
> DS>    DllMain@12
> DS> and/or
> DS>    DllMain=DllMain@12
> 
> DS> to override the default exclusion of this name from the exports.
> 
>     But what's the purpose of exporting it? DllMain is special, start
> symbol which address is set in COFF header and which is automatically
> called by system. It makes little sense to use it explicitly, imho.
> 
> 
Yes, I too would  be interested in the reason for trying to call it (or
check for its existence) from client code

DS> Dlltool has a --no-default-excludes option but ld doesn't seem to
DS> recognise it
> 
>     Old or new? Bug report, please.
> 

Old and new.  At least, Mumit's release of 2000-02-03 didn't recognise
it nor does most recent CVS.

I don't consider the absence of this option a bug, do you?  

Danny

_____________________________________________________________________________
http://au.yahoo.com/shopping/giftguide/christmas/jumppage.html - Yahoo! Gift Guides
- Looking for inspiration?