[PATCH 2/2] wdscore: Add CurrentIP stub.

Alexandre Julliard julliard at winehq.org
Tue Dec 28 10:22:55 CST 2021


Saulius Krasuckas <saulius2 at ar-fi.lt> writes:

>> Specifically, it says "ret hhll (where hhll is the number of bytes to
>> remove, i.e. the number of arguments times 4)". As far as I know,
>> ret is
>> assembly code. So the method listed requires disassembly, no?
>
> Umm, yes and no.  My summary would be following:
>
> By looking at the disassembled calling points of the function and its'
> epilogues [1] _and_ by avoiding to memorize what does core of the 
> function do (particularly which other WinAPI functions does it call),
> you stay safe and in compliance with copyrights and other stuff of 
> Intellectual Property law.

No, you should never look at a disassembly of a Windows dll, period.

Please read https://wiki.winehq.org/Clean_Room_Guidelines for details.

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Alexandre Julliard
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