Request: make coff2omf free

[Bill Baxter]

torhu wrote:
> I'm working on translating headers for a C lib called allegroGL to D. 
> The C lib isn't set up for building DLLs on windows, only libs for 
> static linking.  So I'm stuck with mingw or msvc lib files that I can't 
> link with my D objects.
> 
> Getting this library to compile to a DLL requires adapting the source, 
> creating .def files, etc.  I'm not too keen on that.
> 
> So Mr. Bright: I'm wondering if you could make coff2omf available as 
> part of the basic utility package, like implib already is.  I think it's 
> fair to say that this is in the interest of encouraging adoptation of D. :)

I asked about coff2omf a while back and the response I got from someone 
on the newsgroup here was "it's hit or miss".  Apparently it doesn't 
always work.  Now maybe the gentleman telling me that was wrong, but I'm 
certainly not going to *pay* for it just to find out that it doesn't 
actually work.  And I think most people are in a situation like you 
where they have basically ONE library they want to convert ONE time, and 
  really no need for the rest of the things in the EUP.

So in short, I agree with you, it should be part of the bup.  I can't 
imagine it's making a huge revenue stream for Walter, anyway.

Or if it is then maybe Walter should provide a web-based coff2omf 
service.  $2 a pop, and if it doesn't work you don't pay.  Or something 
like that.  I might give that a try.  :-)

--bb