I've seen some tools that can convert OMF > COFF, but never the other way around.
On 12/11/10, David Nadlinger <s...@klickverbot.at> wrote: > On 12/11/10 2:46 PM, Michael Stover wrote: >> Having to use the dmc compiler on windows in order to leverage legacy >> C++ code while being able to move on with new D code doesn't sound like >> too much of a restriction. Is there a similar tool that allows linking >> D and C++ on linux and mac? > > You don't need any »similar tool« for statically linking C with D code > on Linux or Mac – DMD produces standard ELF resp. Mach-O code there. > > The problem you mentioned exists just on Windows, where DMD > unfortunately generates object files/libraries in the fairly obscure > OMF, whereas most other compilers use the PE/COFF format. > > I understand that Walter had reasons when he picked OMF for DMD > (experience, compatibility with his own C++ compiler), but in practice > this can be a huge pain – you can't ignore that MSVC is what everyone > uses on Windows, plus MinGW for some open source projects, both of which > use COFF for their object files. > > Since switching to DMC is not at all trivial in many cases (reasons > include the build systems, not being able to use any precompiled > packages, non-standard extensions, …), the issue is often worked around > by building a DLL out of the C/C++ code, which is then loaded at runtime. > > > David >
