Shared libraries, symbol visibilities, Posix vs. Windows

[Adam Wilson]

On Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 17:53:24 UTC, Lance Bachmeier wrote:
> On Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 13:00:44 UTC, kinke wrote:
>
> WSL works very well these days. Not long ago I tried to get 
> someone using D on Windows (they'd have been creating shared 
> libraries). I eventually gave up on the "native" effort and 
> told them to try WSL. They installed everything themselves and 
> got on with their work.
>
> I don't know how feasible WSL is as a general solution, but 
> it's a native Windows solution that's part of the OS, and 
> additional Windows-only effort is only a benefit in situations 
> where you need to take a different approach.

It's not. As an add-on to Windows, you cannot rely on it's 
existence. Most Windows shops likely don't even know it exists. 
Many shops have rules about what can and cannot be installed on 
their Windows boxes for compliance. The rules are byzantine, make 
no sense to programmers, and are inviolable. This is kind of an 
IYKYK situation, and if you know, I feel your pain.