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To:	Christopher Faylor <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
cc:	Joshua Rosen <rozzin AT geekspace DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Wanna help adjust gnu C compiler for windows? (fwd)
In-Reply-To:	Your message of "Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:46:03 EDT."
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Date:	Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:03:32 -0500
From:	Mumit Khan <khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT EDU>

Christopher Faylor <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com> writes:
> On Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 09:59:25AM -0400, Joshua Rosen wrote:
> >> Here is the situation:  The gnu/cygnus C compiler for windows does not
> >> presently fully implement the MS win32 API.
> >
> >What's the cause of this? Lack of libraries? Lack of header files?
> 
> It's a good question.  I actually found the post pretty opaque.
> 
> How would a C compiler implement an API, exactly?  Are we talking about
> autogenerating C code?  And, why would it need to implement the
> Microsoft API?  Since Microsoft has already implemented the API and
> provides DLLs for that purpose what is the "C compiler" going to do
> here?  Dunno.
> 
> I'm bemused by the fact that Cygnus is going to be very interested in
> this.  As Win32 manager you'd think that I would have heard about
> something about this before now.

The person who posted this has never bothered to ask *anybody* involved 
with x86-win32 ports of GCC, nor has clear ideas on what the project is.
In fact, nobody seems to know what know what is missing from GCC or what
exactly "implementation of MS win32 API" means!

I have to admit that I was more annoyed than bemused, at least at first.

I've been in touch with Bob Marcum, and hopefully we'll figure out what
that posting really was about.

Regards,
Mumit


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