I'm asking about this as something I might like to try myself: Has any thought been given to removing the dependence on MinGW?
I'm sure there must be very good reasons for using that compiler, and on looking through the email archive, the bikesheds and proposals, the issue isn't even mentioned, so it's clearly not regarded as important. And honestly, on my part, it's purely an aesthetic consideration. But still, when I downloaded Rust this morning, I had to spend a little time looking up the issue about the missing libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll, and then was a bit dismayed at the size of the MinGW download. So... would I be foolish to try to port and compile the code using Microsoft's C++? The idea would be to produce Rust binaries that don't require additional downloads. Kevin This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may constitute as attorney work product. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, notify us immediately by telephone and (i) destroy this message if a facsimile or (ii) delete this message immediately if this is an electronic communication. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Rust-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev
