[fpc-devel]An idea how to fix lost exports in smart-linked Win32 DLLs

[Pavel V. Ozerski]

Hello,
I see that also now FPC loses export info in win32 dlls by smartlinking. I think, this problem could be easily solved.
I self can try to fix it but I need some information. The mean of my idea:
currently all .edatas are localized in static library as separate object modules. When linker builds the chain of references
it loses these modules. But we can link these .edatas not as a part of library but as separate object files (.ow).
They also could be merged into one object file (but not into library!).
I made a preliminary test: I found in temporary .olw folder created by compiler for building the static smart-link library the .ow
files with export infos and simplely added them into linker script (link.res), directly into the same GROUP() which contained
smart-link libraries (I think, using IMPORT() with startup file would be also correct). This test was successfull: I got correctly
built DLL.
If this way seems to be good solution, please report me where I could hook building of these sw/ow files to include them into
linker response file (and, desirablely, exclude from library).

Sincerely, Pavel