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Re: RFD: cygwin + *native* MinGW compiler


On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:14:40AM -0600, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
>Charles Wilson wrote:
>>This led to a suggestion that "--build=cygwin --host=mingw32" should
>>always be interpreted as: mingw32-gcc is a cygwin-hosted cross
>>compiler, NOT the native MinGW-project supported gcc (and if it IS the
>>native MinGW one, expect breakage).  I'm not sure such a sweeping
>>statement is accurate, or wise -- will that assumption break people's
>>exising (working) setups?
>
>If you're talking about configure gcc with those flags, then wouldn't
>that usually mean that you're cross-compiling a regular, native MinGW
>compiler?  If you want a cygwin-hosted MinGW cross-compiler, you should
>be using "--build=cygwin --host=cygwin --target=mingw32".  I would be
>hesitant to change the usual meaning of build/host just for
>Cygwin/MinGW; I don't think we need to add to the confusion that most
>people have about Cygwin.

Ditto.

cgf

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