On 4/26/2011 22:20, Jon wrote:
>>> I've read the 
>>> https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=25062006 thread and 
>>> would like to know the latest mingw-w64 recommendations for using 
>>> LIBRARY_PATH.  While I would like to be able to use LIBRARY_PATH as I do 
>>> with other MinGW-based toolchains, is there another env var or setting 
>>> other than -L I should be using?
>>>
>>
>> Looks like it does ignore it, so avoid using LIBRARY_PATH. For
>> autotool'ed buildsystems, use LDFLAGS=-L.../lib and
>> CPPFLAGS=-I.../include to point to additional search locations.
> 
> Thanks, using LDFLAGS and CFLAGS seems to work best for my specific setup.
> 
> Is LIBRARY_PATH ignored in my case because i686-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe thinks 
> it's cross-compiling between i686-w64-mingw32 and i686-pc-mingw32?  My 
> understanding is LIBRARY_PATH is ignored when cross-compiling but not other 
> cases, and I want to make sure I get this issue before moving on.
> 

No, the compiler doesn't work that way.

The compiler you are using IS BUILT as a cross compiler, so it IS a
cross compiler. Using autotools has nothing to do with it.

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