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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:02:16 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: make -mno-win32 the gcc default?
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In-Reply-To: <3A5CDA12.B7533F6C@ece.gatech.edu>; from cwilson@ece.gatech.edu on Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 04:54:26PM -0500

On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 04:54:26PM -0500, Charles Wilson wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> 
>> Earnie has been proposing this and I sort of like the idea but dread the
>> potential hue and cry that could result.
>> 
>
>I also like the idea, but am terrified of the torrent of "It worked with
>gcc-2.95.2 and cygwin beta 1.1 [sic]" complaints.  Also I'm not sure
>that all of "my" packages are _WIN32 clean.  (For the most part, if they
>compiled -- I was happy.  I didn't look too closely beyond that.  I know
>that zlib and libpng are WIN32 clean 'cause I tested them with
>-mno-win32.  Dunno *for sure* about the rest).
>
>> So, is the hue and cry from the lack of WIN32 counterbalanced by potentially
>> easier UNIX porting?
>
>Ummm....yyyyeeessss....I think????

My sentiments exactly.

We could always make a release, see who complained, and then change it back if
it seemed like a bad idea.

cgf

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