Hi, On Fri, Sep 20, 2013, Incongruous wrote: > Look folks, I am not trying to be a pain in the you know what, but in > http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/download.php > I found this description of the different MinGW64 builds, is what I have > written down bellow an accurate understanding of what was meant to be said?
Feedback is always welcome: thanks for it. > There are several builds available relating to the Mingw-w64 project, each > build providing slightly different features. The main criteria are: > Host, is the architecture the toolchain runs on. > Target, is the architecture the toolchain was built for. To me, "built for" = "runs on". It was built for PDP-11, it runs on PDP-11. On the opposite, target is the machine the compiler produces code for. I've made longer sentences for the description; it was difficult to fit a proper description that everyone understands in so few words. <li class="features">Target: the architecture on which the executables made by the toolchain will run. Most commonly, Host and Target are the same: the compiler is said to be "native". When Host and Target differ, the compiler is a "cross-compiler".</li> Is it clearer? > In regards to C++ Exception Models, Avoid Dwarf2, but use SEH when available > or SJLJ otherwise. > Take into consideration that: > a.. SJLJ is slower but compatible with everything (*what is everything in > this case?). > b.. SEH is the fastest, but it is limited to 64-bit due to a patent. > c.. Dwarf2 is __faster than SHE__, but exceptions cannot be thrown across > DLL boundaries and has some bugs and limitations; avoid if possible. > Thanks in advance. I'm not sure Dwarf2 is faster than SEH (iirc SEH is way faster). I see how one could understand that from the description. I guess this came from me reordering the list items without changing their content (SEH was last). SEH would become the first entry. Then SJLJ which would become: <li>SJLJ: slower but available for every architecture.</li> Last, Dwarf2, which escription would be changed to: <li>Dwarf2: faster than SJLJ but contains bugs; don't use.</li> There's no need to take time to explain the issues with Dwarf2: it should be avoided and the people who might want it already know it. > There are some other improvements to be made in the writing style of the > webpages, should you wish, in my spare time, I could rewrite and and submit > rewritten version of the website pages through this media. Thanks for the help. It doesn't have to be rewrites; I believe this would take too much time on the long run. Feedback would probably be lighter and more efficient. Moreover, when you write something, it always seems clear to you. Thanks, Adrien Nader ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/22/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=64545871&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list Mingw-w64-public@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
