* How does linker choose library with same function export?
@ 2019-10-19 12:56 Biswapriyo Nath
2019-10-20 9:15 ` Csaba Raduly
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From: Biswapriyo Nath @ 2019-10-19 12:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
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I want to use socket() from ws2_32.dll file. But cygwin1.dll also has that
export. When I use `-lws2_32` option, will gcc **always** choose
ws2_32.lib? My query is somewhat similar with FAQ #5.11.
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* Re: How does linker choose library with same function export?
2019-10-19 12:56 How does linker choose library with same function export? Biswapriyo Nath
@ 2019-10-20 9:15 ` Csaba Raduly
2019-10-20 9:40 ` Thomas Wolff
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From: Csaba Raduly @ 2019-10-20 9:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hi,
On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 2:57 PM Biswapriyo Nath wrote:
>
> I want to use socket() from ws2_32.dll file. But cygwin1.dll also has that
> export. When I use `-lws2_32` option, will gcc **always** choose
> ws2_32.lib? My query is somewhat similar with FAQ #5.11.
I think the FAQ is pretty clear:
"5.11.
I don't want Unix sockets, how do I use normal Win32 winsock?
You don't. "
You shouldn't look at Cygwin programs as if they were Windows programs.
Cygwin is a POSIX environment.
You either create a Cygwin program and use the POSIX functions,
or you create a Windows program (you can cross-compile Windows programs
under Cygwin).
Mixing the two is likely to run into problems, and you aren't going to
get much help
when you were told "don't do it" at the very beginning.
Csaba
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* Re: How does linker choose library with same function export?
2019-10-20 9:15 ` Csaba Raduly
@ 2019-10-20 9:40 ` Thomas Wolff
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From: Thomas Wolff @ 2019-10-20 9:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Am 20.10.2019 um 11:15 schrieb Csaba Raduly:
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 2:57 PM Biswapriyo Nath wrote:
>> I want to use socket() from ws2_32.dll file. But cygwin1.dll also has that
>> export. When I use `-lws2_32` option, will gcc **always** choose
>> ws2_32.lib? My query is somewhat similar with FAQ #5.11.
> I think the FAQ is pretty clear:
>
> "5.11.
>
> I don't want Unix sockets, how do I use normal Win32 winsock?
>
> You don't. "
I guess that should read "You don't, normally."
There may be reasons to look for special, Windows-supplied functionality
variations, e.g. when interfacing to Windows (likely WSL, in this case).
Without the possibility to use a mix of POSIX and Windows APIs, the
Cygwin Terminal (mintty) wouldn't exist.
For dedicated linking, I think the order of listing the libraries in the
link command is essential.
If in doubt, you could also try to load the function dynamically from
the desired library (using GetProcAddress for the Windows API or dlsym
for POSIX).
Thomas
> You shouldn't look at Cygwin programs as if they were Windows programs.
> Cygwin is a POSIX environment.
> You either create a Cygwin program and use the POSIX functions,
> or you create a Windows program (you can cross-compile Windows programs
> under Cygwin).
> Mixing the two is likely to run into problems, and you aren't going to
> get much help
> when you were told "don't do it" at the very beginning.
>
> Csaba
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