On 01/03/2012 12:59 AM, Bruno Haible wrote:
1) It contrasts with the NtDll API.[2] For example, file names passed
to NtDll functions can use a different syntax than file names
passed to Win32 functions.[3] This distinction matters because
programs build with gnulib should also work in WINE, and WINE
implements kernel32.dll but not NtDll.dll. Also, the NtDll API is
basically undocumented and subject to change.[4]
For what is worth, WINE implements large parts of NtDll.dll. Many are
now documented because they are the same as the Rtl* and Nt* kernel-mode
APIs, while some are undocumented.
Paolo
