Joerg Schneider:
I had some problems getting it linked. To resolve undefined symbols I had
to add the following file from a scintilla\win32 directory:
WindowAccessor.obj PropSet.obj PlatWin.obj XPM.obj UniConversion.obj
Is this the normal way to link external lexers?
If yes, wouldn't it be nicer to export the required symbols from
scilexer.dll or a separate DLL, which comes with Scintilla?
The intention was to not require any direct linkage to Scintilla,
hence isolating external lexers from changes in internal classes. Each
of the 4 functions receives flattened 'C' compatible arguments rather
than pointers to classes. You may use Scintilla classes in your
implementation but it should also be possible to implement a lexer in
C or Delphi.
I don't see much reason for distributing external lexers. If you
are distributing an application that incorporates Scintilla you should
be releasing a tested set of Scintilla and lexers. Static linking
produces more efficient code and there is less to go wrong.
Neil
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