Re: API public header file on Windows with MS tools

On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 14:46:55 -0300
Ramiro Morales <[email protected]> wrote:

> Collective wisdom about the platform and the tools says that kind of
> problems with the win32 platform SDK headers files can be fixed by
> modifying the win32/tds_sysdep_public.h file:
> 
> Index: win32/tds_sysdep_public.h
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/freetds/freetds/win32/tds_sysdep_public.h,v
> retrieving revision 1.8
> diff -u -r1.8 tds_sysdep_public.h
> --- win32/tds_sysdep_public.h   16 Mar 2009 20:46:20 -0000      1.8
> +++ win32/tds_sysdep_public.h   7 Jul 2011 17:15:51 -0000
> @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
>  {
>  #endif
> 
> +#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN

I'd like to deliberate on this a moment.  

I use Nmakefile fairly often, and sought to minimize the number of
preprocessor definitions.  I used WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN with Microsoft's
versions of sqlfront.h and sqldb.h, but haven't found it necessary with
FreeTDS.  

I'm using VS 2008, too.  I wonder what we're doing differently that
causes you a problem.  

If it turns out to be necessary to define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN, I'd
prefer it not be in the .h file, but rather in the Nmakefile, as part
of the DEF macro, alongside all the other goofy arbitrariness.  

> Sorry for reporting things apiece like this, I'm slowly finding my
> way.

As are we all.  No apology necessary.  Your problem reports are a
contribution from which others will benefit.  Keep 'em coming.  

--jkl