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Re: [ITA] w32api-3.0b_svn5368-1


On Aug 13 21:51, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
> On 2012-08-12 01:49, JonY wrote:
> >New w32api preliminary upload, now with mingw-w64 parts.
> 
> Nack.  Both mintty and xorg-server FTBFS with this w32api.

Er... what?

> >It contains the headers and win32 and win64 DLL import libraries.
> >It does require multilib capable GCC to build.
> 
> Why?  What is the purpose of 64-bit libs with a 32-bit-only Cygwin GCC?

It doesn't hurt to have the 64 bit libs already available, does it?
It allows to install a cross gcc for x86_64-pc-cygwin at one point
and the w32api headers are already available?


Corinna

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