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In article <59800002@otter.hpl.hp.com> slo@otter.hpl.hp.com (Steve Loughran) writes:
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:However compilation ain't enough : I can't link to the library due to bad
:object file records in SAFXCW.LIB.
:A comparison of object files produced by MSC and BCC seems to indicate that
:they are using different name mangling conventions.
:
:I wouldn't be suprised if I'm going to have to recompile the entire 
:foundation class library to have a hope of getting a simple MFC app to
:work. I also get the sneaking suspicion that from now on sharing .obj files
:from MSC to BCC isnt going to be as easy as it was when I was just importing
:C functions.
:
:	-Steve

Borland and Microsoft have chosen two different name-mangling schemes for
symbols. As you mention, this is unfortunate as it makes linking to .LIB
libraries (as opposed to libraries where the source is provided) impossible
if the library was built with the "wrong" version.

With luck, a standard DOS/Win/OS-2 name-mangling will evolve. Until
then, one will have to have sources to libraries, or compiler-vendor-dependent
.LIB files (bleargh...)
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