Re: [PATCH] non static libs on windows (dll)

[ hey russ! :-) ]

On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 03:55:39AM -0500, Russell Yanofsky wrote:
>...
> Anyway, on the bigger issue I think the best alternatives are:
>
> 1) Use __cdecl and DEF files. The advantages are that it doesn't require any
> modifications to the source, that it might lead to slightly faster load
> times if ordinals are specified, and that __cdecl is the default calling
> convention for C and C++, so programmers wouldn't have to specify it
> explicity or wonder which convention to use.
>
> 2) Use __stdcall and __declspec() . The advantages are that __stdcall
> function calls are smaller and faster than __cdecl calls, that explicit
> __declspec(dllimport) declarations allow the compiler to further optimise
> calls (by eliminating a level of indirection), and that __stdcall is the
> default calling convention for most languages other than C and C++, so
> programmers using these languages wouldn't have to specify it explicity or
> wonder which convention to use.
>
> Either one seems reasonable to me...

Since we can automate the first, and it is simplest for the developers, and
the speed cost is negligible... we'll go with option #1.

Cheers,
-g

-- 
Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/
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