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Re: BUG gcc-mingw 20040810-1 library search path


On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Max Bowsher wrote:

> Reini Urban wrote:
> > Igor Pechtchanski schrieb:
> > > FWIW, I don't know what (if anything) has changed...  I've used "gcc
> > > -mno-cygwin" recently with no problems.  What exactly needs to be done to
> > > reproduce the problem?
> > > Igor
> >
> > for me this fails:
> > install efsprogs and compile a mingw project which uses -luuid
> >
> > this installs /usr/lib/libuuid.a, which has nothing to do with
> > /usr/lib/w32api/libuuid.a and the library search path favours the
> > efsprogs lib of course. no mount problem.
>
> Now we get the the bottom of the problem!
>
> It's nothing to do with the gcc-mingw package at all. Instead, it is an
> e2fsprogs packaging problem.
>
> Someone want to re-report in a new thread, with an appropriate subject?
> e.g. "e2fsprogs installs libuuid.a, hides w32api/libuuid.a"

Reini's already done this: <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-08/msg01251.html>.
Now we're just re-hashing the issue, in the grand traditions of this list.
;-)
	Igor
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