On 25.4.2012 0:21, Antony Riakiotakis wrote: > MinGW support has always been optional for blender, official binaries > are built on MSVC 2008. We do have some users and developers compiling > with MinGW though. A few obstacles to get it becoming a true > alternative to MSVC on the developer level is the dependence of python > on MSVC runtime, especially for debug libraries, and the reliance of > the NVIDIA CUDA compiler that we use for GPU acceleration on the > existence of MSVC on the system. And the speed of compilation which is > terrible compared to linux gcc (I am very curious about the cause for > that).
If you want faster compiler for MinGW I would suggest a cross-compiler on Linux. Most major distros have MinGW and/or MingGW toolchains or you can compile one yourself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
