On Mar 8 10:53, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Mar 8 03:32, Tony Mechelynck wrote:
> > If removing the option has always been confusing to users, then why
> > can't they leave it in? The _option_ to compile native-Windows programs
> > using Cygwin gcc _is_ a useful thing, I can't imagine on what grounds
> > someone would think the opposite.
>
> Nobody thinks the opposite. Here's the deal:
>
> - On Linux, you build Linux binaries using the native gcc
> - On Solaris, you build Solaris binaries using the native gcc
> - On Linux, you build Solaris binaries using a cross-compiler called
> i386-pc-solaris2.11
i386-pc-solaris2.11-gcc
> - On Cygwin you build Cygwin binaries using the native gcc
> - On Mingw you build Mingw binaries using the native gcc
> - On Cygwin you build Mingw binaries using a cross-compiler called
> i686-pc-mingw32
i686-pc-mingw32-gcc
I assume that was clear but sorry about the typos anyway.
Corinna
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Corinna Vinschen
Cygwin Project Co-Leader
Red Hat
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