Non-msvc compilers and Microsoft Platform SDK updates

From: Andrey Melnikov (melnikov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-14 13:02:12

Reece Dunn wrote:

> The Microsoft compiler provides its .lib files in COFF format, however the 
> Borland compiler (at least with 5.5 and earlier) uses OMF, making it 
> impossible to use the Microsoft Platform SDK with the Borland compiler! I am 
> not sure about other Windows compilers, but I suspect that CodeWarrior and 
> others are compatible. Also, I remember that Borland needs to have a 
> modified winnt.h to get it to compile correctly. Again, I am not sure about 
> other compilers.
> 

I'd like to see more detailed comments from people who are using Borland 
and other compilers. How do you handle Platform SDK updates? What do you 
do if you need a Platform SDK that is newer than the verion shipped with 
your compiler?

Andrey