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7.3.6.18 Creating the Definition File

The definition file is the last file needed to build the DLL. It lists the exported symbols. As an example, the definition file for a DLL containing only package API (where all the entities are exported with a C calling convention) is:

EXPORTS
    count
    factorial
    finalize_api
    initialize_api

If the C calling convention is missing from package API, then the definition file contains the mangled Ada names of the above entities, which in this case are:

EXPORTS
    api__count
    api__factorial
    api__finalize_api
    api__initialize_api