On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 4:44 AM, b kielhorn <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for responding so quickly. > What is it that gcc 4.3 fixes? Possibly unicode?
Yes, unicode is the main reason. > My reason for wanting Cygwin with Gcc is that I do not currently have access > to Linux or Visual C++, and I want to experiment with Wt for an online > database application. What about MinGW? It's native code and still gcc. Make sure you use a recent version (gcc 4.3 or newer). You will need to be careful about exceptions across DLLs if linking to libraries compiled by a C/C++ compiler other than MinGW. > I did not realize there would be a speed impact. Cygwin provides a Unix compatibility layer on top of Windows, much like Microsoft's Services For Unix (SFU). That's why there is a performance impact. Do not waste your time trying to build Wt with SFU, it won't work because it's an ancient version of gcc (3.2 or even older, IIRC). > I think people would be interested to know if wt-cygwin-gcc is possible. It should be straightforward > Do you mind if I post your replies to: > http://redmine.emweb.be/issues/show/281 ? No problem. > > Thanks again, > Bill Kielhorn > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Pau Garcia i Quiles <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 6:23 PM, b kielhorn <[email protected]> wrote: >> > To your knowledge, has Wt ever worked using Cygwin and Gcc? >> > >> > Thanks very much, >> > BIll Kielhorn >> > >> >> The answer used to be 'no' but a few months (probably almost a year) >> ago, Cygwin started shipping gcc 4.3. I have not tried to build a >> recent version of Wt with Cygwin but it should work. >> >> That being said, what is the point of Cygwin Wt? Performance is worse >> than a MinGW or Visual C++ Wt. Are you using some feature/library that >> is only available for Cygwin? >> >> -- >> Pau Garcia i Quiles >> http://www.elpauer.org >> (Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer) > > -- Pau Garcia i Quiles http://www.elpauer.org (Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ witty-interest mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/witty-interest
