component-object-model

Which is "better": COM DLL or Standard DLL with a Typelib?

I put "better" in quotes because it's a qualitative question. I've been writing COM DLLs for a couple of years now and have only recently come upon, and successfully used, the standard DLL with Typelib concept. Are there any compelling reasons to use COM DLLs instead of DLL+Typelib? Granted, you can't do DCOM with a DLL+Typelib, but is...

What is the closest thing to Windows COM/DCOM in the Linux world?

Anything higher-level, and more comprehensive than pipes/sockets? ...

log4cxx -- Causing Problems in PHP Program using COM

I'm starting a project in PHP using COM ("Component Object Model"). Basically, I have a Windows program that has an API that I want to use, but I want to write the program using PHP. I want the entire program to use the command line. So far I am creating the COM object and giving it a command, and I'm getting an error: log4cxx: La...