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@@ -3987,6 +3987,9 @@ The result is going to be named @var{name}@code{.exe}.
@item @code{LIBRARY} @var{name} @code{[ ,} @var{base} @code{]}
The result is going to be named @var{name}@code{.dll}.
+Note: If you want to use LIBRARY as name then you need to quote. Otherwise
+this will fail due a necessary hack for libtool (see PR binutils/13710 for more
+details).
@item @code{EXPORTS ( ( (} @var{name1} @code{[ = } @var{name2} @code{] ) | ( } @var{name1} @code{=} @var{module-name} @code{.} @var{external-name} @code{) ) [ == } @var{its_name} @code{]}
@item @code{[} @var{integer} @code{] [ NONAME ] [ CONSTANT ] [ DATA ] [ PRIVATE ] ) *}
@@ -3995,6 +3998,9 @@ ordinal number @var{integer}, or declares @var{name1} as an alias
(forward) of the function @var{external-name} in the DLL.
If @var{its_name} is specified, this name is used as string in export table.
@var{module-name}.
+Note: The @code{EXPORTS} has to be the last command in .def file, as keywords
+are treated - beside @code{LIBRARY} - as simple name-identifiers.
+If you want to use LIBRARY as name then you need to quote it.
@item @code{IMPORTS ( (} @var{internal-name} @code{=} @var{module-name} @code{.} @var{integer} @code{) | [} @var{internal-name} @code{= ]} @var{module-name} @code{.} @var{external-name} @code{) [ == ) @var{its_name} @code{]} *}
Declares that @var{external-name} or the exported function whose
@@ -4003,6 +4009,9 @@ ordinal number is @var{integer} is to be imported from the file
the name that the imported function will be referred to in the body of
the DLL.
If @var{its_name} is specified, this name is used as string in import table.
+Note: The @code{IMPORTS} has to be the last command in .def file, as keywords
+are treated - beside @code{LIBRARY} - as simple name-identifiers.
+If you want to use LIBRARY as name then you need to quote it.
@item @code{DESCRIPTION} @var{string}
Puts @var{string} into the output @file{.exp} file in the