On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:11 AM, JonY <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Can this be fixed and lib64 directory be removed?
>>
> If you have moved them and lib64 becomes empty, yes.

Move them to lib, right? What are the use of those files?

>> Another thing, typically other MinGW-w64 binaries for Windows
>> will have gcc along with x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe and other
>> similar links. But the automatic build does not have that.
>>
>
> You should not be using "gcc", but x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc instead.
> It is a cross compiler.

I see. This makes sense. However, TDM64 does use "gcc", under
32bit or 64bit Windows. I think it is a cross-compiler as well.

>> One good thing is that mingw_i686 version is now provided
>> (mingw-w64-1.0-bin_i686-mingw_20100906.zip). Thanks. Just
>> wondering if it is better to have a 64bit Windows build as well
>> (like http://www.drangon.org/mingw/ ). 64bit Linux build is
>> provided along with 32bit Linux.
>>
>
> I don't know about 64bit windows builds, but there is no benefit from using
> 64bit compilers, unless you need more than 4GB to process your sources.
>
> Its a low priority for now, we really lack manpower.

No problem. I am just wondering about why there is a 64bit Linux
build but no 64bit Windows build. I use both Windows and Linux,
MinGW and Cygwin. But I just think Windows should have higher
priority than Linux for MinGW-w64. Now I understand the situation.
It is not a real problem.

-- 
Xiaofan

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