Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] Combining 32-bit and 64-bit suport (was: gcc 4.5 error)

[Volker Grabsch]

Tony Theodore <address@hidden> schrieb:
> On 21 April 2010 02:29, Volker Grabsch <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > BTW, why does the 64-bit prefix end with "...-mingw32" instead
> > of "...-mingw64" or just "...-mingw"?
> >
> > And why is the vendor noted as "...-w64-..." instead of the
> > more usual "...-pc-..."?
> >
> > Is it just a matter of taste of the mingw-w64 people, or are
> > there good reasons I should know about?
> 
> I'm not sure, it's always struck me as odd but I didn't think too much
> about it. There's mixed messages from gcc [1] and mingw-w64 [2],
> should we try using the *-pc-* vendor?

I think we should follow the GNU/GCC recommentation rather than
the mingw-w64 recommentation, because the former have knowledge
about a broader spectrum of system (at least I hope so). And your
"gcc [1]" reference clearly states:

| This library should be used with the target triple x86_64-pc-mingw32.

So let's stick with:

    32-bit:    i686-pc-mingw32
    64-bit:  x86_64-pc-mingw32


Greets,

    Volker


[1] http://gcc.gnu.org/install/specific.html#windows

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