Re: [RFH] About dlltool --output-exp --add-indirect.

[Pedro Alves <pedro_alves at portugalmail dot pt>]

Danny Smith wrote:

>  
>
> > Anyone has an idea how to generate the equivalent of 
> > --add-indirect with 
> > MSFT's link.exe?
> > Also, does anyone use this option nowadays?
> >
> > Oh, and --add-indirect docs on dlltool's manual has the 
> > funniest comment 
> > I could find on binutils.
> >
> > <quoting>
> > --add-indirect
> >           Specifies that when dlltool is creating the 
> > exports file it 
> > should add a section which allows the exported  functions
> >           to be referenced without using the import library. 
> > Whatever 
> > the hell that means!
> > </quoting>
> >    
>
> .exp files built with --add-indirect can be used to create mutually
> dependent dll's
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/kkt2hd12.aspx
>
> I haven't done that in many years.  I usually just add an IMPORTS
> section to .def file to 
> do the same thing.   I'll see if I can put together a test example.
>
>  

Thanks.
I don't really get how --add-indirect helps here, but that is probably 
because I didn't look deep enough.
An example would be nice to have. If nothing else, it could serve to 
update our docs.
I wonder if we are really MSFT compatible like the comments say. The 
missing underscore
is suspect, don't you think?

Cheers,
Pedro Alves