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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:03:17 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: gcc -mno-cygwin (incorrectly) looks for libraries in /usr/lib
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 02:02:27PM +0200, Burgers A.R. wrote:
>When executing a configure script with gcc -mno-cygwin, the script may
>incorrectly determine a mingw library is present.

Yep.  It's a long-standing bug.  binutils has advanced to the point where
ld can now be told to ignore /usr/lib so this is a PTC situation.

cgf

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