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From: Tim Prince <tprince AT computer DOT org>
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To: "Eric Belhomme" <rico AT ricospirit DOT net>,
   "Eric Belhomme" <eric DOT belhomme AT free DOT fr>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: how-to use _WIN32 preprocessor with cygwin ?
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 06:03:47 -0800
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On Monday 11 November 2002 02:33, Eric Belhomme wrote:
> > The cygwin-specific gcc compile flag -mwin32 causes the _WIN32 macro to
> > be defined.  Certain cygwin applications predate that arrangement, so
>
> confusion
>
> > is understandable.
>
> Thanks for your answer :-)
> So I wonder I have  to modify the configure script to add -mwin32 flag on
> gcc option if I detect cygwin environment. Question : How to detect cygwin
> environment ?
Often done by the uname command, as on other Unixish systems
-- 
Tim Prince

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