Re: borlandc++ and MSC++ DLLs

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From: Craig Markwardt
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 22:00

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In article <1993Jan22.012720.28932@sygnus.uucp> tpurves@sygnus.uucp (Timothy Purves) writes:

   In article <CRAIGM.93Jan19132529@egnext1.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> craigm@egnext1.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Craig Markwardt) writes:
   >
   >In article <C13v5G.1xn@panix.com> rryan@panix.com (Rob Ryan) writes:
   >
   >BC++ also has specialized Windows features which do not appear in any
   >other version of C++ that I know of.  These are incompatible with all
   >other C++ compilers.  Microsoft, in their MFC package, has used an 
   >underhanded loophole in the C++ spec to accomplish their goals, which 
   >BC++ later incorporated as well, but there are no other compilers out

   What "underhanded loophole". Please explain.

Sorry, I don't have the original news article any more, but it was my
understanding that Microsoft used a rather hazily undocumented
"feature" of C++ in their MFC package, which allows messaging to be
done.  Borland had to modify their compiler to take advantage of this
"feature" and use MFC.

Craig

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