This is the repository for Discord Messenger's Kernel32 shim for Windows NT 3.1. Its aim is to implement a shim for certain APIs that were implemented in versions earlier than Discord Messenger targets. These functions aren't necessarily referenced by Discord Messenger or OpenSSL - both of which can be modified from source to avoid linking them before runtime, but MinGW references quite a few APIs that Windows NT 3.1 simply does not implement.
It performs its duty by:
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Using the actual procedures, when available, or
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Providing an (admittedly maybe crappy, but passable) implementation of the function, if Windows did not provide us with its own version.
To use, simply build, and replace all kernel32.dll strings (they may be in caps) with kernec32.dll.
Then, drop the kernec32.dll resulting binary next to the executables that you need to use it with.
This project is licensed under the MIT license. See the license file for details.