Introducing the windows-link crate

.github/workflows/clippy.yml

@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ jobs:
         run:  cargo clippy -p windows-implement
       - name: Clippy windows-interface
         run:  cargo clippy -p windows-interface
+      - name: Clippy windows-link
+        run:  cargo clippy -p windows-link
       - name: Clippy windows-registry
         run:  cargo clippy -p windows-registry
       - name: Clippy windows-result

.github/workflows/msrv-windows-link.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: windows-link
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
+      - 'web/**'
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
+      - 'web/**'
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        rust: [1.71.0, stable, nightly]
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: rustup update --no-self-update ${{ matrix.rust }} && rustup default ${{ matrix.rust }}
+      - name: Check
+        run: cargo check -p windows-link

.github/workflows/no-default-features.yml

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ jobs:
         run:  cargo check -p windows-implement --no-default-features
       - name: Check windows-interface
         run:  cargo check -p windows-interface --no-default-features
+      - name: Check windows-link
+        run:  cargo check -p windows-link --no-default-features
       - name: Check windows-registry
         run:  cargo check -p windows-registry --no-default-features
       - name: Check windows-result

.github/workflows/raw-dylib.yml

@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ jobs:
         run:  cargo test -p windows-implement --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
       - name: Test windows-interface
         run:  cargo test -p windows-interface --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
+      - name: Test windows-link
+        run:  cargo test -p windows-link --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
       - name: Test windows-registry
         run:  cargo test -p windows-registry --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
       - name: Test windows-result
@@ -362,6 +364,8 @@ jobs:
         run:  cargo test -p windows_x86_64_gnu --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
       - name: Test windows_x86_64_gnullvm
         run:  cargo test -p windows_x86_64_gnullvm --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
+      - name: Clean
+        run:  cargo clean
       - name: Test windows_x86_64_msvc
         run:  cargo test -p windows_x86_64_msvc --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
       - name: Check diff

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ jobs:
         run:  cargo test -p windows-implement --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
       - name: Test windows-interface
         run:  cargo test -p windows-interface --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
+      - name: Test windows-link
+        run:  cargo test -p windows-link --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
       - name: Test windows-registry
         run:  cargo test -p windows-registry --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
       - name: Test windows-result
@@ -359,6 +361,8 @@ jobs:
         run:  cargo test -p windows_x86_64_gnu --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
       - name: Test windows_x86_64_gnullvm
         run:  cargo test -p windows_x86_64_gnullvm --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
+      - name: Clean
+        run:  cargo clean
       - name: Test windows_x86_64_msvc
         run:  cargo test -p windows_x86_64_msvc --target ${{ matrix.target }} ${{ matrix.etc }}
       - name: Check diff

Cargo.toml

@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ windows-result = { path = "crates/libs/result" }
 windows-strings = { path = "crates/libs/strings" }
 windows-sys = { path = "crates/libs/sys" }
 windows-targets = { path = "crates/libs/targets" }
+windows-link = { path = "crates/libs/link" }
 windows-version = { path = "crates/libs/version" }
 helpers = { path = "crates/libs/helpers" }

crates/libs/bindgen/src/lib.rs

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct Config {
     pub sys: bool,
     pub implement: bool,
     pub derive: Derive,
+    pub link: String,
 }
 
 /// The Windows code generator.
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ where
     let mut rustfmt = String::new();
     let mut output = String::new();
     let mut sys = false;
+    let mut link = "windows_link".to_string();
 
     for arg in &args {
         if arg.starts_with('-') {
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ where
                 "--package" => package = true,
                 "--sys" => sys = true,
                 "--implement" => implement = true,
+                "--link" => kind = ArgKind::Link,
                 _ => panic!("invalid option `{arg}`"),
             },
             ArgKind::Output => {
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ where
                 derive.push(arg.as_str());
             }
             ArgKind::Rustfmt => rustfmt = arg.to_string(),
+            ArgKind::Link => link = arg.to_string(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -179,6 +183,7 @@ where
         output,
         sys,
         implement,
+        link,
     }));
 
     let tree = TypeTree::new(&config.types);
@@ -199,6 +204,7 @@ enum ArgKind {
     Rustfmt,
     Reference,
     Derive,
+    Link,
 }
 
 #[track_caller]

crates/libs/bindgen/src/types/cpp_fn.rs

@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ impl CppFn {
                 quote! {}
             };
 
+        let link = to_ident(&writer.config.link);
+
         link_fmt(quote! {
-            windows_targets::link!(#library #abi #symbol fn #name(#(#params),* #vararg) #return_sig);
+            #link::link!(#library #abi #symbol fn #name(#(#params),* #vararg) #return_sig);
         })
     }
 

crates/libs/core/Cargo.toml

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ workspace = true
 default-target = "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"
 targets = []
 
-[dependencies.windows-targets]
-version = "0.53.0"
-path = "../targets"
+[dependencies.windows-link]
+version = "0.1.0"
+path = "../link"
 
 [dependencies.windows-result]
 version = "0.3.0"

crates/libs/core/src/imp/bindings.rs

@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
     clippy::all
 )]
 
-windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn CloseHandle(hobject : HANDLE) -> BOOL);
-windows_targets::link!("ole32.dll" "system" fn CoIncrementMTAUsage(pcookie : *mut CO_MTA_USAGE_COOKIE) -> HRESULT);
-windows_targets::link!("ole32.dll" "system" fn CoTaskMemAlloc(cb : usize) -> *mut core::ffi::c_void);
-windows_targets::link!("ole32.dll" "system" fn CoTaskMemFree(pv : *const core::ffi::c_void));
-windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn CreateEventW(lpeventattributes : *const SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, bmanualreset : BOOL, binitialstate : BOOL, lpname : PCWSTR) -> HANDLE);
-windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn EncodePointer(ptr : *const core::ffi::c_void) -> *mut core::ffi::c_void);
-windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn FreeLibrary(hlibmodule : HMODULE) -> BOOL);
-windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn GetProcAddress(hmodule : HMODULE, lpprocname : PCSTR) -> FARPROC);
-windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn LoadLibraryExA(lplibfilename : PCSTR, hfile : HANDLE, dwflags : LOAD_LIBRARY_FLAGS) -> HMODULE);
-windows_targets::link!("api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0.dll" "system" fn RoGetActivationFactory(activatableclassid : HSTRING, iid : *const GUID, factory : *mut *mut core::ffi::c_void) -> HRESULT);
-windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn SetEvent(hevent : HANDLE) -> BOOL);
-windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn WaitForSingleObject(hhandle : HANDLE, dwmilliseconds : u32) -> WAIT_EVENT);
+windows_link::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn CloseHandle(hobject : HANDLE) -> BOOL);
+windows_link::link!("ole32.dll" "system" fn CoIncrementMTAUsage(pcookie : *mut CO_MTA_USAGE_COOKIE) -> HRESULT);
+windows_link::link!("ole32.dll" "system" fn CoTaskMemAlloc(cb : usize) -> *mut core::ffi::c_void);
+windows_link::link!("ole32.dll" "system" fn CoTaskMemFree(pv : *const core::ffi::c_void));
+windows_link::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn CreateEventW(lpeventattributes : *const SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, bmanualreset : BOOL, binitialstate : BOOL, lpname : PCWSTR) -> HANDLE);
+windows_link::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn EncodePointer(ptr : *const core::ffi::c_void) -> *mut core::ffi::c_void);
+windows_link::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn FreeLibrary(hlibmodule : HMODULE) -> BOOL);
+windows_link::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn GetProcAddress(hmodule : HMODULE, lpprocname : PCSTR) -> FARPROC);
+windows_link::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn LoadLibraryExA(lplibfilename : PCSTR, hfile : HANDLE, dwflags : LOAD_LIBRARY_FLAGS) -> HMODULE);
+windows_link::link!("api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0.dll" "system" fn RoGetActivationFactory(activatableclassid : HSTRING, iid : *const GUID, factory : *mut *mut core::ffi::c_void) -> HRESULT);
+windows_link::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn SetEvent(hevent : HANDLE) -> BOOL);
+windows_link::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn WaitForSingleObject(hhandle : HANDLE, dwmilliseconds : u32) -> WAIT_EVENT);
 pub type BOOL = i32;
 pub type CO_MTA_USAGE_COOKIE = *mut core::ffi::c_void;
 pub type FARPROC = Option<unsafe extern "system" fn() -> isize>;

crates/libs/core/src/imp/com_bindings.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #[inline]
 pub unsafe fn CoCreateGuid() -> windows_core::Result<windows_core::GUID> {
-    windows_targets::link!("ole32.dll" "system" fn CoCreateGuid(pguid : *mut windows_core::GUID) -> windows_core::HRESULT);
+    windows_link::link!("ole32.dll" "system" fn CoCreateGuid(pguid : *mut windows_core::GUID) -> windows_core::HRESULT);
     unsafe {
         let mut result__ = core::mem::zeroed();
         CoCreateGuid(&mut result__).map(|| core::mem::transmute(result__))
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub unsafe fn RoGetAgileReference<P2>(
 where
     P2: windows_core::Param<windows_core::IUnknown>,
 {
-    windows_targets::link!("ole32.dll" "system" fn RoGetAgileReference(options : AgileReferenceOptions, riid : *const windows_core::GUID, punk : * mut core::ffi::c_void, ppagilereference : *mut * mut core::ffi::c_void) -> windows_core::HRESULT);
+    windows_link::link!("ole32.dll" "system" fn RoGetAgileReference(options : AgileReferenceOptions, riid : *const windows_core::GUID, punk : * mut core::ffi::c_void, ppagilereference : *mut * mut core::ffi::c_void) -> windows_core::HRESULT);
     unsafe {
         let mut result__ = core::mem::zeroed();
         RoGetAgileReference(options, riid, punk.param().abi(), &mut result__)

crates/libs/helpers/Cargo.toml

@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ publish = false
 [dependencies]
 regex = "1.7"
 windows-bindgen = { workspace = true }
-windows-targets = { workspace = true }
+windows-link = { workspace = true }

crates/libs/helpers/src/lib.rs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fn find<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, regex: &Regex) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
 
 pub fn set_thread_ui_language() {
     // Enables testing without pulling in a dependency on the `windows` crate.
-    windows_targets::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn SetThreadPreferredUILanguages(flags : u32, language : *const u16, _ : *mut u32) -> i32);
+    windows_link::link!("kernel32.dll" "system" fn SetThreadPreferredUILanguages(flags : u32, language : *const u16, _ : *mut u32) -> i32);
     pub const MUI_LANGUAGE_NAME: u32 = 8u32;
 
     let language: Vec<_> = "en-US".encode_utf16().chain(std::iter::once(0)).collect();

crates/libs/link/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+[package]
+name = "windows-link"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Microsoft"]
+edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.71"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+description = "Linking for Windows"
+repository = "https://github.com/microsoft/windows-rs"
+readme = "readme.md"
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true