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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 06:13:21 -0800 (PST)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: Changes to gcc
To: Tim Chick <tchick AT virata DOT com>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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--- Tim Chick <tchick AT virata DOT com> wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> A couple of simple questions, if I can find the answers out for
> myself how would I go about it?
> 
> Are there any changes to the gcc source code to make it compile
> under cygwin?
> 

Good question.  I don't know exactly the answer but yes I believe their are. 
You can find the source and patches here
ftp://ftp.xraylith.wisc.edu/pub/khan/gnu-win32/cygwin/gcc-2.95.2/


> If so, are these changes being merged back into gcc?
> 

I believe Mumit tried to merge the changes back into gcc, some have and some
have not been accepted.  Mumit is currently not active with this list, although
still subscribe I believe.

> Also, do any of these changes effect gcc if I were to use
> the source code to build on a different platform, say linux?
> 

Assuming you're meaning a cross build, yes, it should be necessary for you to
apply these changes.

Cheers,

=====
Earnie Boyd
mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com

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