Re: [PATCH] Allow building of kernel32.dll with w32api

Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd-/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.mingw.patches
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Danny Smith wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Casper Hornstrup" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, 16 June 2002 02:23
> Subject: [MinGW-patches] [PATCH] Allow building of kernel32.dll with
> w32api
> 
> > This patch makes it possible to build a kernel32.dll by defining
> WINBASEAPI to not be attribute dllimport. The patch also moves a few
> structures that will be
> > shared between the SDK and DDK to a central location in order to avoid
> potential
> > conflicts when including headers from both developer kits at the same
> time.
> >
> >
> 
> I am not keen on this because, when possible, we attempt to put
> definitions where MS doc's say they are.
> The patch you propose may well be logical and harmless, but it sets a
> precedent for moving things around just to facilitate one project. That
> could soon get out of control.
> 
> Couldn't we "centralise" the troublesome definitions within current
> header locations (where MSDN docs say they are)  but protect with
> defines.
> 

Yes, please!  We don't want to stray from where the author of the OS
says things should be defined regardless of rightness.

Earnie.

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