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[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Sergey Gromov wrote:
> 2.  Lexers are written in C++ and interface with the rest of Scintilla
> via C++ classes.  Therefore if a field is added or removed anywhere, or
> if you use a different compiler to build your DLL than that used to
> build Scintilla, you'll get GPF, or worse.

If they use binary interfacing with virtual functions a la COM's binary 
standard, then field presence shouldn't matter. Also, most compilers on 
Windows respect the basic ABI. No?

Andrei