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| From: | Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> |
| Newsgroups: | comp.arch,comp.compilers |
| Date: | 11 Dec 2008 10:52:32 GMT |
| Organization: | Dis (not Dat) Organisation |
| References: | 08-12-042 08-12-045 08-12-055 |
| Keywords: | architecture, design |
| Posted-Date: | 11 Dec 2008 07:55:30 EST |
On 2008-12-09, George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> wrote:
> I _think_ if implemented right, it could have been 99% backward
> compatible while requiring no application or compiler changes. The
> only sticky problems I can think of offhand are callbacks (mentioned
> already) and direct access by the application to DLL data (I don't
> know how often that is done in practice). API controlled data access
> would be no problem.
any DLL that has a function that returns a constant string
(eg: version string, error message, or copyright message)
like wheel jacks common but infequently used.
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