On 16.07.09 15:26:16, Eric Noulard wrote: > 2009/7/16 Michael Wild <[email protected]>: > >> > >> May be there is some equivalent on Windows platform too > >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682586(VS.85).aspx > >> [just pointing the link, I'm really no windows expert and .... > >> don't want to become one :-) ] > > > > Seriously, that platform is just plain broken if you ask me. > > __declspec(dllimport), __declspec(dllexport)?! What were they thinking? > > Visibility control in shared libs may not be considered as evil, > GCC even supports that feature: > > http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Visibility > > in particular you may read "2.2 Export Control" in > http://people.redhat.com/drepper/dsohowto.pdf
GCC visibility is only half of the broken system that Microsoft invented. It only declares what symbols should be visible when linking to the library, but msvc even forces the user of a library to explain to the linker which symbols he wants to use (the dllimport stuff). Thats plain broken, the linker should be able to figure that out himself - ld does it. Andreas -- Your analyst has you mixed up with another patient. Don't believe a thing he tells you. _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
