[vorbis-dev] access violation in ov_open using VC6

[Ryan Ashley]

I'm not complaining, I was pointing the problem out.  I think the best
solution (for now) is to compile the libraries with Borland, then another
set with Watcom, and a final set with MSVC.  That would be an excellent
work-around until somebody finds the exact problem.  In fact I think I'll
try compiling the SDK using Borland and make a zip of them.  When I get them
done properly, I'll upload them to my private server and send a link.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Smith" <msmith at xiph.org>
To: <vorbis-dev at xiph.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [vorbis-dev] access violation in ov_open using VC6

<p>> On Wednesday 10 March 2004 12:32, Ryan Ashley wrote:
> > That's the problem, Mike.  You see VC++ stuff is 100% proprietary, and a
> > good portion of us don't use VC++ for work.  You should make some
generic
> > libraries for Win32 instead.  Use something standard like gcc/g++ or
> > Borland, or even Watcom.  Then the worst thing people have to worry
about
> > are the makefiles, which can be cake to change between compilers.  Going
> > through tons of Vorbis source to recompile just so Vorbis works is a
pain
> > though.
>
> Our libraries _are_ generic win32 libraries. Obviously, there are some
> problems causing linking errors with other systems - I'm not a windows
> expert, so I don't know what causes these, or how to fix them. If you
could
> suggest a fix, we'd be happy to make it.
>
> Using gcc/borland/watcom won't help at all with this - it'll just mean we
have
> libraries which work on a _different_ compiler - and if we only work with
one
> compiler, it may as well be the most widely used one (VC++). Obviously,
> there's some low-level error causing this incompatibility, because for C
code
> (which vorbis is), unlike C++, these libraries _should_ be compatible with
> other compilers. Help us fix it rather than just complaining.
>
> Mike
>
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