X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:37:56 -0500 From: Brian Ford Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: 1.7 winbase.h (ilockcmpexch) compile error In-Reply-To: <20090624193721.GD1472@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Message-ID: References: <20090624193721.GD1472@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Wed, 24 Jun 2009, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 07:40:39PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: > >Brian Ford wrote: > >> g++ (GCC) 3.4.4 (cygming special, gdc 0.12, using dmd 0.125) > >> > >> winsup/cygwin/winbase.h: In > >> member function `int pthread_mutex::_trylock(pthread*)': > >> winsup/cygwin/winbase.h:59: > >> warning: volatile register variables don't work as you might wish > >> winsup/cygwin/winbase.h:63: > >> error: can't find a register in class `AREG' while reloading `asm' > >> > >> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-patches/2009-q2/msg00072.html > > > >(Haven't used 3.x to build the DLL in ages myself.) > > I'm comfortable making gcc 4.x a requirement for building Cygwin and its > utilities. I'm prepared to work the problem as my time permits, but I assume you are going to get far less help with Cygwin debugging/development if you require a compiler that is not yet in the distribution. (I know you think you get next to no help now, and that this isn't a big issue for those that do contribute, but it still doesn't seem like a very good idea.) -- Brian Ford Staff Realtime Software Engineer VITAL - Visual Simulation Systems FlightSafety International the best safety device in any aircraft is a well-trained crew... -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple