Re: C flavors: peaceful coexistence???
- From: Dave <davidct1209@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 18:12:13 -0700
Though I'm not familiar with MSYS, you likely have a few options:
One way .Net applications access native win32 dll's is through
something called p-invoke.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc164123.aspx
among other resources describe this technique.
A step up from this would be to use COM and implement a COM server for
your unmanaged code which can be translated to managed code with some
included VS tools.
Of course, now that I briefly google MSYS, it looks like it tries to
achieve a bourne shell with unix like tools, but still has facilities
to compile dll's.
http://www.mingw.org/wiki/FAQ
If you are serious about writing for Windows, I'd bite the bullet and
compile everything including unmanaged code within VS.
On 5/20/10, qubit <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Before I invest too much time in trial and error, I want to ask those who
> have experience with .NET programming whether it is possible for a C#
> program to call functions in a DLL written in C and compiled with MSYS. The
> answer is probably no, but I have to ask. If the answer is yes, my job will
> be easy. If no, I need to know what, if any, changes need to be done to the
> source code for the library to make it compatible, and whether I need to
> compile it using VS (horrors, as VS's C++ compiler is not intended for use
> on C).
> Or are there libraries that I can link to the C code in MSYS to make it
> compatible as a DLL?
>
> Given that there are many DLL's that are used by many programs, I am
> thinking I probably don't have much to worry about. Am I right? Is Windows
> actually more user friendly to program than people make it out to be?
>
> Thanks much in advance for any comments.
> --le
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