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Re: new 64 bit w32api packages


On Apr  6 13:36, JonY wrote:
> On 4/6/2013 06:50, JonY wrote:
> > On 4/6/2013 00:31, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >> On Apr  6 00:26, JonY wrote:
> >>> On 4/5/2013 20:00, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >>>> Hi guys,
> >>>>
> >>>> I just uploaded new 64 bit w32api-headers and w32api-runtime packages
> >>>> along the lines of JonY's 32 bit packages, but with new cygport
> >>>> description files which allow building and installing the stuff with
> >>>> the 64 bit Cygwin compiler as well.  I have just applied a patch to
> >>>> the mingw-w64 upstream repo, which was necessary to get this running
> >>>> on 64 bit.  This should fix the broken dependencies when installing
> >>>> the 64 bit gcc.  The w32api package I created before is now obsoleted.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> The cross compilers? I was about to make a new gcc release with
> >>> winpthreads/openMP this weekend, can I still go forwards with it?
> >>
> >> I don't understand the question.  Can you elaborate a bit?
> >>
> > 
> > I was planning to use winpthreads instead of pthreadGC2.dll for the
> > {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32 cross compilers, the pthread API is supposed
> > to be compatible but ABI is different. Is that still OK to go forwards
> > with? libgomp openMP in gcc particularly uses it.
> > 
> > Originally, I was waiting for gcc 4.7.x in 32bit cygwin to be released
> > before breaking ABI, but 64bit cygwin still does not have a big user
> > base so changing ABI is going to be less disruptive there.
> > 
> 
> Now that I reread the your original message, looks like I was jumping to
> conclusions. Your update was just about the win32api, not the mingw-w64
> cross compilers.

Right.  It was just the w32api-headers and w32api-runtime packages for
x86_64 Cygwin.  I didn't test it, but the new cygport file should also
work for the 32 bit version, btw.

> Anyway, I'm working on the new mingw-w64 cross compilers that uses
> winpthreads instead of pthreads-win32, do voice out if there are any
> concerns.

I don't think anything speaks against doing that.


Thanks,
Corinna

-- 
Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
Cygwin Maintainer                 cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Red Hat


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