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Subject: Re: A Mingw32 runtime library independent of MSVCRT.DLL
From: Robert Collins <robert DOT collins AT syncretize DOT net>
To: John Platts <john_platts AT hotmail DOT com>
Cc: mingw-users AT lists DOT sourceforge DOT net, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
In-Reply-To: <F143Edyt3cew8k69RKL0001c210@hotmail.com>
References: <F143Edyt3cew8k69RKL0001c210 AT hotmail DOT com>
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Date: 27 Jul 2002 13:08:15 +1000
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On Sat, 2002-07-27 at 12:33, John Platts wrote:
> Why do mingw32 users continue to use a runtime library dependent of=20
> MSVCRT.DLL?
...
>=20
> Cygwin developers:
> NOTE: The cygwin setup program should not be linked with MSVCRT.DLL or=20
> CRTDLL.DLL. It should also not be linked with the cygwin library. It need=
s=20
> to be linked with a static native Win32 C Runtime Library, such as what t=
he=20
> Mingw32 Alternate C Runtime Library is going to be. If you are a develope=
r=20
> wishing to contribute to the library, please do so. Please send email to=20
> jplatts AT users DOT sourceforge DOT net if you are going to contribute. Developers=20
> should participate in the efforts, so that a Cygwin setup program can be=20
> written the way it should be without having to use a commercial Win32=20
> compiler such as Microsoft Visual C++.NET.

Hi, I'm the cygwin setup.exe maintainer.

I don't use any microsoft development tools to build/release/test
setup.exe.

I think what you are attempting is interesting, and very similar to what
cygwin1.dll is - a C runtime (well, cygwin is a posix API runtime
including C runtime) for win32.

However, I don't have time to help build YACL. Patches to link setup.exe
with your mingw ACR will be considered like all other patches - I'm not
particularly for or against linking into it. Before I release a version
to the web site linked with such a library, the library (as a -devel
package) would need to be part of the cygwin net distribution (as a
matter of policy I only use tools available via the cygwin net
distribution to build and distribute setup.exe).

BTW: Your comment about a commercial win32 compiler being needed is 100%
inaccurate.

Good luck, and cheers.

Rob

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