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Article #263Re: MFC under BCC?
From: Russ Poffenberger
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 20:21
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 20:21
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ed@odi.com (Ed Schwalenberg) writes:
: In article <1992Aug11.020925.18514@microsoft.com> johnkal@microsoft.com (John Kallen) writes:
:
: 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...)
:
: Let's assume that a standard name-mangling exists. You're still in the soup
: unless object layout (alignment rules, location of vptrs, size of vtbls, etc)
: is identical and calling conventions are identical.
This is true, even using straight 'C', compiling as only 'C' code, I have never
been able to mix Borland and MSC object modules. They link OK, but always
bomb out when executing.
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