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Re: DLL creation problem
- To: dj at delorie dot com (DJ Delorie)
- Subject: Re: DLL creation problem
- From: Steve Jorgensen <steve at khoral dot com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 18:48:53 -0600 (MDT)
- Cc: steve at khoral dot com, cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
DJ Delorie wrote
>> > char **envp = environ;
>>
>> When you have a variable in a DLL, the dll exports the *address* of
>> the variable, not the variable itself. Not a problem with functions;
>> they're addresses anyway. But, with a data item, it's a little funny.
>> Cygwin handles this by telling gcc that the data item is imported from
>> a dll, and gcc automagically adds the pointer dereferencing code.
>> Thus, a simple assignment might turn into a dereference when compiled.
So how do I make the above assignment (or any global variable
assignemnt) work as expected?
Steve
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