From: wdoyle AT bode DOT cdsp DOT neu DOT edu (Patrick Doyle) Subject: EXE problems 5 Nov 1996 12:46:46 -0800 Sender: daemon AT cygnus DOT com Approved: cygnus DOT gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <199611051924.OAA12700.cygnus.gnu-win32@cdsp.neu.edu> Original-To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Hello all, One of the reasons I joined this list was to ask about the problem in which GCC generates executables on WIN95 that cannot be executed unless they are given an extension (.exe works the best :), but any extension will do). Lo and behold, I see that I am not the only one who is experiencing this problem. I have seen a several proposals to solve this problem in the few days that I have been following this list and I would like to add my $.02. I would propose that "ld" be modified to append an extension, specified by an environment variable, to output executable files that do not already have an extension. This modification would be compatible with other operating systems that do not differentiate file types based solely on extensions. What do folks think? I would propose to make the modification myself, but I don't have convenient access to a cross development platform on which to do the work. (Boy life will be easier once gnu-win32 is self hosting). I have a few other questions if any kind souls wouldn't mind answering: 1) It appears that the mailing list archive terminates at May 1, 1996. Is there a newer archive somewhere? 2) Are there plans to merge the gnu-win32 modifications to binutils and gcc into the standard distributions of these packages? 3) Are there notes available anywhere on how one would set up a cross development platform on a LINUX box? 4) What still stands in the way of self hosting the tools and libraries? -- -patrick wdoyle AT cdsp DOT neu DOT edu Happiness is a Star Trek rerun I've never seen before. - For help on using this list, send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".