[ODE] documentation initiative

[Mike Wuetherick]

This is the version that i've been using, i'm not sure how out of date 
it is compared to the cvs build, but at least it works for me ;}

Ideally being able to compile the lib/dll myself would be nice, but i 
definitely appreciate at least having a semi-current version ;}

Mike W
www.realityfactory.ca

John Miles wrote:

>>>(Even in C++, the need for COM compliance has brought a surprising
>>>amount of standardization to the field.  You can usually count on
>>>abstract base classes having the same vtable layout between compilers,
>>>as long as there aren't any overloaded functions.)
>>
>>no: name mangling, for example is different between gcc and VC. this is
>>one reason that the ODE binarp API is C, with C++ a interface
>>implemented as a thin wrapper.
>>
> 
> 
> Name-mangling is not a factor in COM (hence, DirectX).  Only the vtable
> order matters.  The client-side code can mangle its declarations any way it
> likes, as long as the method addresses appear in the same order.
> 
> The Novodex C++ API works reasonably well in this respect, if you've looked
> at their docs at all.
> 
> (Caveat: I haven't actually *tried* accessing DirectX COM objects in
> compilers other than MSVC, but it's hard to see why it wouldn't work.)
> 
> 
>>>You want to leave the Windows build(s) up to someone who knows the
>>>Windows platform and the conditions under which the Windows library
>>>will be used.
>>
>>are you volunteering?
> 
> 
> (everybody else takes one step back)
> 
> I'd like to very much, but it's more than I can take on right now.  I always
> have plenty of time to bellyache from the sidelines, though. :-)
> 
> That being said, I don't mind maintaining my current Win32 DLL build,
> complete with Opcode, at http://thegleam.com/ode39/ode39_win32.zip, for any
> and all interested parties.  It's been helpful to a few other people.  As
> long as I'm actively developing with ODE, I'll be glad to keep this
> distribution up to date.
> 
> -- jm
> 
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