Re: [gtk-list] Re: Windows NT port of GTK+

[Andreas Kostyrka <andreas ag or at>]

On Fri, 1 May 1998, Christopher Blizzard wrote:

> There's a serious problem with not using VC++ and that is the issue of
> static libraries.  Static libraries are not standardized under Windows
> so that .lib file will not be usable between Borland, VC++ and free
> compilers.
-) They are standardized (in a MS way). The C++ mangling is probably
   incompatible.
-) VC++ is not really the prime target enviroment for this.

Andreas