Re: [Ekiga-devel-list] Cross-compiling ekiga for win32

[Michael Cronenworth <mike cchtml com>]

Eugen Dedu on 06/25/2009 02:27 PM wrote:
> 
> There is something I do not understand.  It is not possible to compile
> ekiga from windows (cf.
> http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Cross-compile_Win32#Understanding_the_cross-build_script)
> 
> 
> So I meant to modify Makefile so that it can be used directly from
> debian and fedora, not from windows.
> 

MinGW has a perfectly stable and working compile environment that
compiles and runs on Windows. It's able to produce the exact same
binaries that a Debian build of MinGW does. Debian is not special,
unique, or superior in any way (sorry to bust your bubble).

If I'm not mistaken, MinGW originated on Windows. The Debian MinGW
packages are just re-compiles of the MinGW source, which is officially
compiled under Windows.

Before I used MinGW on Fedora, I was building lots of programs
(proprietary and open source) under Windows.

The Makefile in question should be able to be modified to include
building from Windows with little to no knowledge of Windows. MinGW can
run in a "MSYS" environment that partially emulates a UNIX-like environment.