Jonathan Kelly wrote: > Jonathan Kelly wrote: > >> skaller wrote: >> >> >>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 23:39 +1000, Jonathan Kelly wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> I was trying to use the mingw within the cygwin environment ... and put >>>> the mingw directories first in the path. The idea comes from the mingw >>>> site somewhere ... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Ah, then you need: >>> >>> ./configure --target=nocygwin >>> >>> This is for developing under Cygwin, but making binaries which >>> don't require Cygwin1.dll. This, you can actually run the results >>> directly from CMD.EXE prompt like: >>> >>> bin\flx_arun somefile.dll >>> >>> after somefile.dll is built by Felix. However you still >>> compile and develop code under Cygwin. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> For posterity, and others maybe thinking like me ... (must remember >> "reply-all"!! >> >> Doesn't seem to be the case. Just to be clear, I have cygwin AND the >> mingw toolset (but not MSYS) installed, and have put the mingw directory >> first in my bash path. When I do this, configure reports the os as WIN32 >> and not cygwin. >> >> >> > > This was John's reply that got off-list because I didn't reply all ... > > On Fri, 2006-09-08 at 22:49 +1000, Jonathan Kelly wrote: > > > >>>>> ./configure --target=nocygwin >>>>> >>> >>> > > >>> Doesn't seem to be the case. Just to be clear, I have cygwin AND the >>> mingw toolset (but not MSYS) installed, and have put the mingw directory >>> first in my bash path. >>> >> >> > > You shouldn't do that. Unkludge your PATH :) > > To call mingw gcc from Cygwin you do this: > > gcc -mnocygwin .. ... > > You do not call the mingw gcc directly. That is what the > > --target=nocygwin > > means. You will see that if you trace the configuration > diagnostics .. the target platform is changed to win32. > However the GNU toolchain is selected, not the MSVC++ > toolchain. The GNU compiler selected is > > g++ -mnocywgin > > which is the Cygwin gcc NOT the mingw gcc. However the > Cygwin gcc recognizes the -mnocygwin option and switches > to the mingw compiler and libraries 'under the covers'. > > Hmm ... does this mean I actually need the mingw stuff installed, or is it somehow already incorporated into cygwin? If it is required, I guess I need to have the mingw directories in the windows path ...
off to do some experimenting ... cheers, Jono. > > A key point of this is that filenames are still given > in Unix format, not Win32 format .. the compiler still > generates pure win32 cygwin1.dll independent binaries, > but it names them with unix conventions. Thus you write: > > g++ -mnocygwin fred/program.cxx > > rather than > > g++ -mnocygwin fred\program.cxx > > which of course bash wouldn't parse properly .. :) > > In theory, what you're doing SHOULD be workable by using > switches like > > --buildcxx=g++ > > you'd be able to use your mingw g++ directly, even with > > --build=cygwin > > OR with > > --build=win32 > > but I'd try to avoid that because I don't know if it will > actually work :) > > > -- John Skaller <skaller at users dot sf dot net> Felix, successor to > C++: http://felix.sf.net > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Felix-language mailing list > Felix-language@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/felix-language > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Felix-language mailing list Felix-language@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/felix-language
