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Subject: RE: clib support in cygwin
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:12:36 +0100
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On 12 June 2007 10:02, ICE wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> When i try to configure glib on cygwin this is the error i get
> 
> $ ../glibc-2.6/configure
> checking build system type... i686-pc-cygwin
> checking host system type... i686-pc-cygwin
> configure: running configure fragment for add-on nptl
> *** The GNU C library is currently not available for this platform.
> *** So far nobody cared to port it and if there is no volunteer it
> *** might never happen.  So, if you have interest to see glibc on
> *** this platform visit
> ***     http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/porting.html
> *** and join the group of porters
> 
> is it not possible to install glib on cygwin.....????
> 
> ICE

  Well, the GNU C library is currently not available for this platform.  Now,
of course that's only because so far nobody cared to port it, and indeed if
you have interest to see glibc on > *** this platform you could always join
the group of porters.  However if there is no volunteer it > *** might never
happen.  Hope that clears it up.

    cheers,
      DaveK

p.s. - Cygwin use newlib to provide its underlying C library.
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