On 2/23/2012 17:35, KC wrote: > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Kai Tietz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi KC, >> >> I think this question was raised already many times about it. The >> binaries in >> <sysroot>/bin are user-executables and you should use only this one. >> That those binaries in your <sysroot>/bin directory have prefix >> 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-', indicates that you are using a cross-compiler. >> >> The binaries in <sysroot>/x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin are internal binaries >> of toolchain. They are normally identical to those in <sysroot>/bin >> with different names. You have not to call/use them directly. And >> also important: don't add <sysroot>/x86_64-w64-mingw32 to PATH. Those >> binaries are necessary, even if you don't call them directly, so don't >> remove them! >> > > Thanks for the info. But what I really want to know is > the reason to have such arrangement ? > >
It is used internally by the compiler, not for use by the user.
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