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Utility MakeDef

Commandline utility MakeDef can significantly ease the maintenance of .DEF files. MakeDef reads function names from one or more function list files and converts them into a DEF file suitable for exporting or importing these functions for various compilers. Regardless of the used compiler, MakeDef always uses the same naming conventions as Win32: no function names pre- or postfixes.

MakeDef's command line:

Makedef [Options] DLLName DefFileName F.Lists...

Available options are:

Parameter DLLName is the name (with file name extension) of the DLL for which an import or export library is to be generated.

Parameter DefFileName is the name of the output file.

Parameter F.Lists is one or more function name list file. Function name list files are line oriented. Each line must start with a function name without leading underscore. If the function uses the stdcall calling convention, the number of bytes pushed onto the stack as parameters must follow. Blank lines or lines starting with a colon ";" are ignored.

Example:

; sample function list file for MakeDef 

CreateFile 28  ; Win32 API functions use stdcall 
malloc         ; this is a cdecl function

On Time RTOS-32 is shipped with function list files for all APIs it makes available. The following files are available in directory Source:

Rtt32api.txt

RTTarget-32's native API.

Win32api.txt

RTTarget-32's Win32 emulation API.

Rtk32api.txt

RTKernel-32's native API.

W32apimt.txt

RTKernel-32's Win32 emulation API (only functions not covered by Win32api.txt).

Rtf32api.txt

RTFiles-32 native API.

Pegbc.txt

RTPEG-32 native API for Borland compilers.

Pegbcu.txt

RTPEG-32 native API for Borland compilers (Unicode version).

Pegms.txt

RTPEG-32 native API for Microsoft compilers.

Pegmsu.txt

RTPEG-32 native API for Microsoft compilers (Unicode version).

Rtv32api.txt

RTVmf-32 native API.

Rth32api.txt

RTRth-32 native API.

Rtipapi.txt

RTIP-32 native API.

Pppapi.txt

RTIP-32/PPP native API.

Ftpapi.txt

RTIP-32/FTP Client/Server native API.

Tftpapi.txt

RTIP-32/FTFP native API.

Websrvapi.txt

RTIP-32/Web Server native API.

Mailapi.txt

RTIP-32/SMTP/POP3 native API.

Telsrvapi.txt

RTIP-32/Telnet Server native API.

Telnetapi.txt

RTIP-32/Telnet Client/Server native API.

Snmpapi.txt

RTIP-32/SNMP native API.

Dhcpapi.txt

RTIP-32/DHCP Client/Server native API.

Dhcpcapi.txt

RTIP-32/DHCP Client native API.

Sntpapi.txt

RTIP-32/SNTP Client native API.

Smb3capi.txt

SMB3 Client native API.

Smb3sapi.txt

SMB3 Server native API.

Demo programs DLLDemo2 and DLLDemo3 show how MakeDef can be used.

Using DLLs through RTLoc

Using a Custom System DLL

Differences from Win32