DLL creation problem

[Steve Jorgensen]

DJ Delorie wrote
>> > 	char **envp = environ;
>> 
>> When you have a variable in a DLL, the dll exports the *address* of
>> the variable, not the variable itself.  Not a problem with functions;
>> they're addresses anyway.  But, with a data item, it's a little funny.
>> Cygwin handles this by telling gcc that the data item is imported from
>> a dll, and gcc automagically adds the pointer dereferencing code.
>> Thus, a simple assignment might turn into a dereference when compiled.

	So how do I make the above assignment (or any global variable
	assignemnt) work as expected?

						Steve

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