http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=6625

           Summary: Distribute newer Windows API import libraries
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody@puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: andrej.mitrovich@gmail.com


--- Comment #0 from Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich@gmail.com> 2011-09-08 08:24:48 PDT ---
This is really easy to do:

1. Download the SDK: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb980924
2. Use coffimplib to generate OMF import libs for gdi32.lib, kernel32.lib and
its friends.
3. Distribute these with DMD.

The gdi32.lib distributed with DMD, for example, is severely outdated. It's half the size of a modern gdi32 import library.

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Damian <damianday@hotmail.co.uk> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Damian <damianday@hotmail.co.uk> 2012-09-24 03:57:05 PDT ---
I absolutely agree they are WAY outdated! Why is DMD not coming with the newest versions available?

To put it bluntly, what use is outdated libraries to any windows programmer??

The first thing one does is resort to the WindowsApi bindings project - which should be an unnecessary step.

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Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich@gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich@gmail.com> 2012-12-26 15:39:15 PST ---
*** Issue 8235 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

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--- Comment #3 from Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich@gmail.com> 2012-12-26 15:39:19 PST ---
*** Issue 3277 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

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