jmerkey@timpanogas.com (Jeff V. Merkey) writes:
>agree that the way they do it is an absolute hack. They allow the
>loader to detect changed APIs and insert a "forwarder" function when the
>external reference is resolved by the DLL loader -- this function
>evenually calls the real function in kernel but if it's added a
>parameter or something, it lets you slip in a forwarder function to
>fixup the stack and munge the parms if someone altered an interface.
Ah yes. This explains it. This explains almost everything.
>Something like this would allow us to go modular, and give you the
>flexibility you want, but I agree it's still going to be a f_cking
>nightmare to get this thing coordinated properly. You may want to
At this point we may be even able to compete with Windows stability
_and_ Windows performance.
Regards
Henning
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