Dynamic modules. The auto/module script is extended to understand ngx_module_link=DYNAMIC. When set, it links the module as a shared object rather than statically into nginx binary. The module can later be loaded using the "load_module" directive. New auto/module parameter ngx_module_order allows to define module loading order in complex cases. By default the order is set based on ngx_module_type. 3rd party modules can be compiled dynamically using the --add-dynamic-module configure option, which will preset ngx_module_link to "DYNAMIC" before calling the module config script. Win32 support is rudimentary, and only works when using MinGW gcc (which is able to handle exports/imports automatically). In collaboration with Ruslan Ermilov.

--- a/auto/os/win32
+++ b/auto/os/win32
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ OS_CONFIG="$WIN32_CONFIG"
 NGX_ICONS="$NGX_WIN32_ICONS"
 SELECT_SRCS=$WIN32_SELECT_SRCS
 
+ngx_pic_opt=
+
 case "$NGX_CC_NAME" in
 
     gcc)
         CORE_LIBS="$CORE_LIBS -ladvapi32 -lws2_32"
+        MAIN_LINK="$MAIN_LINK -Wl,--export-all-symbols"
+        MAIN_LINK="$MAIN_LINK -Wl,--out-implib=$NGX_OBJS/libnginx.a"
+        MODULE_LINK="-shared -L $NGX_OBJS -lnginx"
     ;;
 
     *)