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Subject: Re: Which is it -pc- or -unknown-
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Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:35:42 -0500
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On 2017-10-19 15:02, cyg Simple wrote:
> On 10/19/2017 3:54 PM, Brian Inglis wrote:
>> On 2017-10-19 12:59, Yaakov Selkowitz wrote:
>>> On 2017-10-19 13:40, cyg Simple wrote:
>>>> x86_64-pc-cygwin is just not correct regardless of the lack of past is=
sues.
>>>
>>> As I have said several times, this assertion is incorrect.  You need to
>>> use the triplet which matches the toolchain with which you are building.
>>> For example, Fedora and RHEL all use $arch-redhat-linux as their
>>> triplet, and there is nothing wrong with that.
>>
>> Vendor -unknown- is just a default in various config cases, so specifyin=
g -pc-
>> for consistency on Cygwin builds is a valid choice by the maintainers.
>=20
> FINE!  But config.guess should match the CHOSEN one.

Incorrect assumption.

>> Perhaps a statement on the cygwin-apps list could clarify what should be=
 done by
>> maintainers to ensure this override, and maybe retire the use of -unknow=
n- by
>> any Cygwin apps in future, with a notice to this (cygwin) list for those=
 who
>> choose to build packages from net sources.
>=20
> I don't care which is used as long as config.guess matches what is chosen.

That is not a requirement.

>> Perhaps also patches should be submitted to the config and automake main=
tainers
>> to ensure that {i*,x86_64}:CYGWIN*:*... always produce vendor -pc-. Not =
sure
>> about vendors for {amd64,powerpcle}:CYGWIN*:*... in config.guess, which =
are
>> currently also set to -unknown-.
>=20
> Exactly what I'm saying.  It needs to match what is being distributed
> just for consistency and to avoid confusion.

No patch is needed here.

--=20
Yaakov


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