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Re: how-to use _WIN32 preprocessor with cygwin ?


On Monday 11 November 2002 02:33, Eric Belhomme wrote:
> > The cygwin-specific gcc compile flag -mwin32 causes the _WIN32 macro to
> > be defined.  Certain cygwin applications predate that arrangement, so
>
> confusion
>
> > is understandable.
>
> Thanks for your answer :-)
> So I wonder I have  to modify the configure script to add -mwin32 flag on
> gcc option if I detect cygwin environment. Question : How to detect cygwin
> environment ?
Often done by the uname command, as on other Unixish systems
-- 
Tim Prince

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