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| -rw-r--r-- | bdep/new.cxx | 13 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/bdep/new.cxx b/bdep/new.cxx index 0949b1e..0b6f766 100644 --- a/bdep/new.cxx +++ b/bdep/new.cxx @@ -1682,11 +1682,16 @@ namespace bdep << "#else" << endl << "// If none of the above macros are defined, then we assume we are being used" << endl << "// by some third-party build system that cannot/doesn't signal the library" << endl - << "// type. Note that this fallback works for both static and shared but in case" << endl - << "// of shared will be sub-optimal compared to having dllimport." << endl - << "//" << endl + << "// type. Note that this fallback works for both static and shared libraries" << endl + << "// provided the library only exports functions (in other words, no global" << endl + << "// exported data) and for the shared case the result will be sub-optimal" << endl + << "// compared to having dllimport. If, however, your library does export data," << endl + << "// then you will probably want to replace the fallback with the (commented" << endl + << "// out) error since it won't work for the shared case." << endl + << "//" << endl << "# define " << mp << "_SYMEXPORT // Using static or shared." << endl - << "#endif" << endl; + << "//# error define " << mp << "_STATIC or " << mp << "_SHARED preprocessor macro to signal " << n << " library type being linked" << endl + << "#endif" << endl; os.close (); } |