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From:	"David Carter" <david AT carter DOT net>
To:	"'Corinna Vinschen'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	RE: Are G++ generated executables absolutely cygwin1.dll dependent?
Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2001 06:12:28 -0400
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On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 08:15:10AM +0200, Bart Du Bois wrote:
> Greetingz,
> 
> [Problem]
> I noticed that executables, generated by the GNU C++ Compiler (g++)
can 
> only be run in coöperation with the file *cygwin1.dll*

Corinna Vinschen wrote:         
> You need the DLL to get the whole POSIX functionality. If you're
> only using Win32 API calls you can build using the -mno-cygwin
> option.

Incomplete answer. Note Bart specifies he is using c++/g++. See recent
threads on this list concerning need for the mingw std c++ library, if
you're using -mno-cygwin with cygwin's g++.

If you're using gcc, and no posix functionality, then -mno-cygwin alone
is fine.

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David Carter
david AT carter DOT net


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