> Subject: Re: Compiling apps to Mingw32 with cygwin > Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 13:25:17 +1100 > From: "Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Jon Leichter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Leichter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > See above why it doesn't. mingw != cygwin :}. > > > > If 'build' WERE to be tested automatically, independent to 'host', it > would > > come up with 'i686-pc-cygwin'. Thus, we'd effectively end up with the > same > > line you specified above. So that does work, right? Or are you trying > to > > confuse me again??? :) > > What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. IF build were tested correctly > yes. But it's not currently tested - it defaults to host IFF host is > defined. >
This rule is changed for 2.50 and greater. Build no longer takes on the value of host and you're warned about this when specifying --host without specifying --build. IIRC, if you specify build without host then host takes on the value of build but I may be wrong on this point. Earnie. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/