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Re: [OT] Using cygwin to make C++ DLL's to link with MSVC++


At 02:56 PM 1/23/2001, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 01:21:47PM -0500, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> > >David Feustel wrote:
> > >>MKS is now offering a package of header files and dlls that permit
> > >>compilation of Unix software with VS 6.  I only found out about this
> > >>package a few days ago so I have no experience with it.  MKS offers a
> > >>30-day evaluation of the software on CDROM.
> > >>
> > >>See http://www.mks.com
> > >
> > >This has nothing at all to do with Cygwin.  Please don't advertise
> > >proprietary software on this list.  If you want to continue to enjoy
> > >the Cygwin list please take my advice.
> > 
> > That's a little harsh, Earnie.  This was a direct request to a query.
> > It's actually of some interest to us here, too, since if MKS can do
> > this that means we can too.
> > 
>
>Ok, sufficiently put back in my place.  As far as our being able to do
>that too, wouldn't that just require building Cygwin with VC++?


I don't think so.  I read the original inquiry as "Can I get MSDEV to use
gcc/g++ instead of cl?"  Certainly making the development environment use
gcc/g++ doesn't necessarily imply gcc/g++ and anything it uses be compiled
with cl.  It just means that there must be enough hooks in MSDEV to allow 
someone to substitute in some other tools.  But, perhaps I misread the 
question and it didn't mean this at all.;-)





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