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> if we remove the sorting of allegro.def i'm pretty sure the result from
> dllwrap --output-def will be the same, which means the dlls produced
> without export definition file are compatible with those generated by
> using the export definition file. but that remains to be seen.
You're probably right for each compiler in turn, but between compilers ?
> i don't understand why you say maintaining binary compatibility will be a
> pain? the export definitions will be 'set in stone'(tm) unless somebody
> changes the API...
Yes, I should have said 'much trickier than it ought to be'.
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