[ODE] documentation initiative

[Russ Smith]

> (Even in C++, the need for COM compliance has brought a surprising
> amount of standardization to the field.  You can usually count on
> abstract base classes having the same vtable layout between compilers,
> as long as there aren't any overloaded functions.)

no: name mangling, for example is different between gcc and VC. this is
one reason that the ODE binarp API is C, with C++ a interface
implemented as a thin wrapper.

> You want to leave the Windows build(s) up to someone who knows the
> Windows platform and the conditions under which the Windows library
> will be used.

are you volunteering?

russ.

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Russell Smith
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