RE: [ros-dev] msvcrt/crtdll "merge"

[Waldo Alvarez Cañizares]

Hi Gunnar:
 
>  And about the strlen=ntdll.strlen stuff. Forwarded
> functions doesnt show
> up as imported because they arent really imported, so this is normal. 
I think that it is not normal. The better way should be to really forward them, this is
just half baked stuff.
If you are not going to forward it, I think that it would be better to not declare them as
such because that can cause confusion.

>  Dont understand what XP's ntdll exporting
> "WindowsCE" functions has to
> do with anything? 
Was just a comment about ntdll, they are exported and nothing is mentioned in msdn. I said
that because I think
ntdll is very close to the runtime.

Best Regards
Waldo

[Gunnar Dalsnes]

Waldo Alvarez Cañizares wrote:
>   Hi Gunnar:
>   
>  
> >  And about the strlen=ntdll.strlen stuff. Forwarded
> > functions doesnt show
> > up as imported because they arent really imported, so this is normal. 
>  
>  
>  I think that it is not normal. The better way should be to really forward them, this is
> just half baked stuff. 
They are really forwarded. stuff=SOMEDLL.stuff means its forwarded. This 
is standard module-definition (.def) syntax and its nothing half baked 
about it.

Forwarded functions are resolved by the loader thus they are not 
imported by the dll forwarding them.

>   If you are not going to forward it, I think that it
> would be better to not declare them as such because that can cause confusion. 
What do you mean "not going to forward it"??? stuff=SOMEDLL.stuff means 
its forwarded!!!

>   
>  
> >  Dont understand what XP's ntdll exporting
> > "WindowsCE" functions has to
> > do with anything? 
>  
>  
>  Was just a comment about ntdll, they are exported and nothing is mentioned in msdn. I
> said that because I think
>  ntdll is very close to the runtime.
>   
Hmm, still dont understand:-/ Ntdll exports loads of functions that 
arent documented anywhere.

>   Best Regards
>  Waldo
>   
Gunnar