Doesn't work... Errors regarding libuv and mswsock...
http://pastebin.mozilla.org/3038909 On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Vadim <vadi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Brian, > > Actually, I would argue that these changes *should* be made before 0.8 > release in order to smoothen the path of people who will install 0.8 to try > it out. > > Regarding the work to be done, as far as I know all you need is: > 1. Save libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll and libstdc++-6.dll from %mingw%\bin > 2. "mingw-get update" > 3. "mingw-get upgrade" > 4. run %rust%\configure (not sure if actually needed, but won't hurt) > 5. "make clean" > 6. "make check", which will fail at building stage1 std crate because step > 3 upgraded libgcc and libstdc++ and stage0 compiler needs them. > 7. copy dlls saved in step 1 into %rust%\build\i686-pc-mingw32\stage0\bin > 8. "make check" again, which should succeed this time > > Can somebody please verify that this works? > > > Re mingw-w64: sort of works, however its' phtreads implementation seems > to be > buggy<https://github.com/mozilla/rust/issues/8996#issuecomment-24292739>. > Also see this > thread<http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=CAKEnbTNV4iDok-k9Gg-Wmr85utFPxLf4wmAabjJZ1WaCFVE5PQ%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=mingw-w64-public>. > I don't think we'll should migrate to it just yet. > > Vadim > > > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Brian Anderson <bander...@mozilla.com>wrote: > >> On 09/12/2013 12:39 PM, Thad Guidry wrote: >> >> Yeah, there should not be a reason anymore, if I am correct, to not have >> GCC 4.7 in MinGW for Rust Windows users anymore. I will give that a try >> also , and if it works, then we can close out >> (#8598<https://github.com/mozilla/rust/issues/8598> >> ). (I also would like to get rid of the 4.5 downgrade needed).... but >> that does need more testing from the core Rust team and others. >> >> It's something that Brian has been counting on me to help make happen, >> and Alex is also contributing to some of that effort by fixing various LLVM >> build issues that affect Windows Rust users as you mention in >> (#8598<https://github.com/mozilla/rust/issues/8598> >> ). >> >> Agreed, if a new stage0 compiler snapshot can be created, then we >> should be in the clear to also close out >> #5878<https://github.com/mozilla/rust/issues/5878> >> . >> >> >> >> Thanks for everybody's amazing contributions to our Windows support. If >> somebody makes the changes necessary to work with a newer toolchain then we >> will upgrade the bots. It's unlikely we can do this before 0.8 though, due >> in two weeks. >> >> I gather that some folks would like to switch to the mingw-w64 toolchain >> as well. Is that in the cards here? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Rust-dev mailing list >> Rust-dev@mozilla.org >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Rust-dev mailing list > Rust-dev@mozilla.org > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev > > -- -Thad Thad on Freebase.com <http://www.freebase.com/view/en/thad_guidry> Thad on LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/thadguidry/>
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