On 1 Nov 2001 at 11:04, Chris Little sent forth the message: > > > Attached is a small patch to Makefile, Makefile.cfg, > > Makefile.post CVS 17:30 GMT that > > allows you compile libsword.dll with the mingw gcc compiler > > on windoze. (www.mingw.org) tested on windows though ought to > > work with the mingw cross compiler as well. please try it > > out if you have it. > > This looks cool, but does it have any neat advantages aside from > supporting another compiler?
It ought to allow you to compile a native windows dll on linux or anything else you can build the cross compiler on. > Will a MinGW compiled DLL be useable by > MSVC? Our MSVC compiled DLL doesn't work too well, I think because of > the STL stuff. And a Makefile built DLL would be a lot easier to > maintain than one built with MSVC project files. So please tell me this > DLL can be used by MSVC. :) This is determined by the format of the .lib > file that should be generated in parallel with the .dll. The lib formats aren't compatible but it might be possible to create a msvc lib file from the dll. download http://www.geocities.com/danglassey/libsword.tmp and rename it to libsword.dll download http://www.geocities.com/danglassey/libsword.txt and rename it to libsword.def run lib /out:libsword.lib /def:libsword.def /machine:ix86 dunno if this works with c++ dlls though. Daniel _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
