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Re: Can't build Make from source because Windows header filesmoved to /usr/include/w32api?
- To: Jonathan Kamens <jik at curl dot com>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Subject: Re: Can't build Make from source because Windows header filesmoved to /usr/include/w32api?
- From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall at rfk dot com>
- Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 10:48:23 -0500
- References: <3A9D8A11.C8221A95@yahoo.com><20010228201025.6691.qmail@lizard.curl.com><3A9D8A11.C8221A95@yahoo.com>
At 08:15 AM 3/1/2001, Jonathan Kamens wrote:
> > Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 18:30:25 -0500
> > From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
> >
> > > I know how to work around this, but my question is.... Is this a known
> > > problem, what's the correct way to fix it, and when will it be fixed
> > > in the precompiled stuff being distributed by RedHat?
> > >
> >
> > CC='gcc -mwin32' ../configure
>
>Thanks, but I don't think this really answers my question.
>
>Shouldn't "configure" for a Cygwin source package just Do The Right
>Thing? That's the whole point of "configure", isn't it? So if some
>Cygwin source packages depend on win32 header files or whatever,
>shouldn't the configure script included with those packages
>automatically add "-mwin32" or "-I/usr/include/w32api" or whatever to
>the compiler flags?
This will happen when somebody submits a patch to make this happen. Since
this is package dependent, it will likely take some time to work out. Most
of the efforts on this list are need-based. If you have some immediate need,
feel free to start the ball rolling!:-)
Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com
RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com
118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX
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