Re: [Mingw-users] Re: [gimpwin-dev] glib under mingw32 debian cross compiler, problem with windres : gmodule-win32res.lo: file not recognized: File format not recognized



I wrote
[Summary: Cygwin is good to compile programs on win32 with minimal porting effort, but a stable port should use MinGW]

replace cygwin by "cygwin's posix runtime environment" and MinGW by "MinGW's or -mno-cygwin's msvcrt environment" and you get what I meant. I never noticed that it was that misleading.

Christopher Faylor schrieb:
I don't mind people being excited about MinGW but it doesn't have to be
at the expense of Cygwin.  A "stable port" of a windows-only application
could easily be maintained with Cygwin's gcc.  Implying that cygwin
produces unstable code is not necessary.

Yes, but I don't think that a stable _port_ to Windows should use the cygwin POSIX _runtime_ environment. A port should use -mno-cygwin or MinGW runtime environment.

Do we agree on that point?

I understand and respect that there are good reasons to use MinGW but
promoting urban myths about cygwin is not a good way to promote the
project.

Sorry. I never said that cygwin's gcc is incapable of producing correct code (if used properly). But as a separate point: One year ago I made such bad experience with -mno-cygwin that I never even considered using it again [I need C++ and libtool]. (See separate mail)

    Christof




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