Hi Damon, I re-directed you to the mingw-w64 list. MinGW.org doesn't have 64-bit support. It might be that they will come up with some in future, but right now there is only mingw-w64 for 64-bit. By this reason you will get best answers by asking on our list. Also be aware that mingw.org and mingw-w64 are two different ventures and mingw.org doesn't provide user support for mingw-w64 users.
2012/8/16 Damon Register <[email protected]>: > Until now, all the work I have done using mingw has been on a Windows XP > 32 bit platform. Now that I have a new PC with Windows 7 64 bit, I would > like to rebuild some of my apps for 64 bit. I have looked through this > list as well as doing some searching with Google. So far what I have > found all seem to point to mingw-w64. The problem I am having is that > I am still a little confused about some key points. I will try to answer your questions. > I got the impression that mingw-w64 is for cross compiling but I know > I could be wrong. If I am developing on a Windows 7 64 bit PC and want > to run the programs on that same computer, do I still need mingw-w64 > or is the normal mingw install from http://www.mingw.org/ enough? First, mingw-w64 isn't just for cross-compilers. Not sure how this impression came up, we are supporting 32-bit and 64-bit as cross and as native toolchain. We support same stuff as mingw.org for 32-bit, and even much more in regards that we support 64-bit x64, too. If you want to build native 64-bit applications, you have to use mingw-w64's toolchains, as mingw.org simply doesn't support this target right now. If you want to build just 32-bit applications - which run on most x64 Windows OSes without flaw - then you can choose between mingw.org, or mingw-w64 32-bit compilers. There are some feature differences. For further information see mingw-w64's Wiki. > If I do need mingw-w64, then I am also confused about the relationship > between what I get from http://www.mingw.org/ > and what I get from the mingw-w64 project. > Do I use mingw-w64 as a supplement to a regular mingw install or is > mingw-w64 used instead of the regular install. Well, both sites are providing Windows toolchains. MinGW.org only 32-bit, mingw-w64 32 and 64 bit toolchains. > I have just subscribed to the mingw-w64 list but since I haven't yet > figured out the above questions, I don't know to which list I should > ask these questions. > > Damon Register Regards, Kai ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
