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Re: make -mno-win32 the gcc default?


On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 04:36:41PM -0500, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) wrote:
>At 04:31 PM 1/10/2001, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>So, what does everyone think about making -mno-win32 the default for Cygwin?
>>
>>This would mean that WIN32 variables would not be defined by gcc by default.
>>It would require a -mwin32 switch for these to be activated.
>>
>>Earnie has been proposing this and I sort of like the idea but dread the
>>potential hue and cry that could result.
>>
>>So, is the hue and cry from the lack of WIN32 counterbalanced by potentially
>>easier UNIX porting?
>
>
>Yes.  It fits with the stated goals of Cygwin.  We can counter the outcry 
>with a nice FAQ so we at least will not have to repeat ourselves constantly.
>
>I'm in!

You mean like this?

    Why am I getting errors from "windef.h"?
    Why am I getting errors saying simple things like "HANDLE" are undefined?
    Why can't I compile my Windows program with Cygwin 1.1.8?  It worked fine
    with B19!

    Please send email to lhall@rfk.com and he'll explain everything.

:-)

cgf

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