"Igor Tandetnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This all works great on Unix. When I use dlopen() to > > attach the shared library, the procA() reference in > > the shared library is automatically resolved to the > > address of procA() in the main program. > > On Windows, the loader works in a very different way. Basically, > export/import connections are established at link time, not at load > time. The loader does not perform a symbol search over all the DLLs, the > import tables in the executable image (emitted by the linker) tell it > exactly where to look. >
The disadvantages to the windows approach are obvious. Before I add this characteristic to the ever-growing list of reasons why I hate windows and especially hate programming for windows, I should be fair and ask if there are any advantages to the windows way of doing things that I have overlooked. -- D. Richard Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
