Re: [Mingw-users] Re: [gimpwin-dev] glib under mingw32 debian crosscompiler, problem with windres : gmodule-win32res.lo: file not recognized:File format not recognized

[Christof Petig <christof petig-baender de>]

I wrote
> [Summary: Cygwin is good to compile programs on win32 with minimal 
> porting effort, but a stable port should use MinGW]

replace cygwin by "cygwin's posix runtime environment" and MinGW by 
"MinGW's or -mno-cygwin's msvcrt environment" and you get what I meant. 
I never noticed that it was that misleading.

Christopher Faylor schrieb:
> I don't mind people being excited about MinGW but it doesn't have to be
> at the expense of Cygwin.  A "stable port" of a windows-only application
> could easily be maintained with Cygwin's gcc.  Implying that cygwin
> produces unstable code is not necessary.

Yes, but I don't think that a stable _port_ to Windows should use the 
cygwin POSIX _runtime_ environment. A port should use -mno-cygwin or 
MinGW runtime environment.

Do we agree on that point?

> I understand and respect that there are good reasons to use MinGW but
> promoting urban myths about cygwin is not a good way to promote the
> project.

Sorry. I never said that cygwin's gcc is incapable of producing correct 
code (if used properly). But as a separate point: One year ago I made 
such bad experience with -mno-cygwin that I never even considered using 
it again [I need C++ and libtool]. (See separate mail)

     Christof