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Re: Export autoload functionality?
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf at alum dot bu dot edu>
- To: cygwin-developers at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 17:33:58 -0400
- Subject: Re: Export autoload functionality?
- References: <Pine.CYG.4.58.0405211545410.3524@fordpc.vss.fsi.com>
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On Fri, May 21, 2004 at 03:55:47PM -0500, Brian Ford wrote:
>A really "off the wall" idea I know, but would it be possible or
>desireable to export the autoload functionality? I'd sure like to use it
>in a Cygwin app.
>
>I'm still studying the code, but I thought I'd ask for "quick, off the
>cuff" feedback before wasting too much time on it. A simple:
>
>1.) Impossible
Very hard.
>2.) Bad idea
Not really the function of cygwin. It's certainly not a POSIX function.
However, nothing is stopping you from adapting the macros in autoload.cc
in your own GPLed application.
cgf