[Zlib-devel] Re: [png-implement] Binary-incompatible change in the DLL interface of zlib

[Gerard Juyn]

Cosmin,

> We believe the only way to get out of this mess is to change the
> calling convention to CDECL (which is now the same as the one used in
> the static lib), and to build the DLL under a new name. The name used
> for the new DLL is ZLIB1.DLL.

IMHO using CDECL for a DLL is a 'bad design decision'. A DLL is supposed to 
be language-independant and making it CDECL binds it specifically to C/C++. 
Pascal compilers and a few others may (Delphi for sure) work with it, but 
AFAIK Visual Basic *does not*. STDCALL or WINAPI or whatever name you 
want to give it (even MS change their naming-habit as we all love...), it is still 
*the* Windows default and IMHO should be used for *every* DLL....

Just my 2 eurocents.

Gerard

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