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Re: [patch]: Extension of dlltool to allow new kind of aliasing
2009/10/21 Kai Tietz <ktietz70@googlemail.com>:
> Hello,
>
> this patch extends dlltool by the capability to allow to export/import
> an function as symbol by a different name. It allows that a symbol
> 'foo' is exported/imported from an inport/export table name 'bar'.
> This is an extension, as current implementation just allows to rename
> an to be exported symbol.
> For example: 'foo = bar' means that the internal symbol 'bar' in
> library is exported as 'foo' (with _imp__foo) in to be generated dll
> and the export/import table name is 'foo'.
> The new syntax 'foo = bar == doo' means that the internal symbol
> 'bar' in library is exported as 'foo' (with _imp__foo) in to be
> generated dll and the export/import table name is 'doo'.
>
> 2009-10-21 ?Kai Tietz ?<kai.tietz@onevision.com>
>
> ? ? ? ?* defparse.y (EQUAL): New token constant.
> ? ? ? ?(opt_import_name): New rule for emptry or '==' ID.
> ? ? ? ?(expline): Add opt_import_name as last line element.
> ? ? ? ?(impline): Likewise.
> ? ? ? ?* dlltool.c (ifunct): New member its_name.
> ? ? ? ?(export): Likewise.
> ? ? ? ?(append_import): Add its_name argument.
> ? ? ? ?(defexports): Likewise.
> ? ? ? ?(defimport): Likewise.
> ? ? ? ?(scan_drectve_symbols): Adjust calls to def_exports.
> ? ? ? ?(dump_def_info): Print new optinal import/export table
> ? ? ? ?symbol name.
> ? ? ? ?(generate_idata_ofile): Use its_name member.
> ? ? ? ?(make_one_lib_file): Likewise.
> ? ? ? ?(nfunc): Take its_name in account on sort.
> ? ? ? ?* dlltool.h (def_exports): Add its_name as argument.
> ? ? ? ?(def_import): Likewise.
> ? ? ? ?* doc/binutils.texi: Add new def file syntax extension.
> ? ? ? ?* deflex.l (EQUAL): Add rule for '=='.
>
> 2009-10-21 ?Kai Tietz ?<kai.tietz@onevision.com>
>
> ? ? ? ?* binutils-all/dlltool.exp: Add new test.
> ? ? ? ?* binutils-all/alias-2.def: New file.
>
> Patch is tested for x86_64-pc-mingw32, i686-pc-cygwin, and
> i686-pc-mingw32. Ok to apply on trunk?
Approved by Nick in different mail. Applied with additional entry in NEWS.
Cheers,
Kai
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