X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:48:43 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: 1.7 winbase.h (ilockcmpexch) compile error Message-ID: <20090624224843.GA10457@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <20090624193721 DOT GD1472 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.19 (2009-01-05) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 04:37:56PM -0500, Brian Ford wrote: >On Wed, 24 Jun 2009, Christopher Faylor wrote: >>On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 07:40:39PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: >>>Brian Ford wrote: >>>>g++ (GCC) 3.4.4 (cygming special, gdc 0.12, using dmd 0.125) >>>> >>>>winsup/cygwin/winbase.h: In member function `int >>>>pthread_mutex::_trylock(pthread*)': winsup/cygwin/winbase.h:59: >>>>warning: volatile register variables don't work as you might wish >>>>winsup/cygwin/winbase.h:63: error: can't find a register in class >>>>`AREG' while reloading `asm' >>>> >>>>http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-patches/2009-q2/msg00072.html >>> >>>(Haven't used 3.x to build the DLL in ages myself.) >> >>I'm comfortable making gcc 4.x a requirement for building Cygwin and >>its utilities. > >I'm prepared to work the problem as my time permits, but I assume you >are going to get far less help with Cygwin debugging/development if you >require a compiler that is not yet in the distribution. (I know you >think you get next to no help now, and that this isn't a big issue for >those that do contribute, but it still doesn't seem like a very good >idea.) http://cygwin.com/packages/gcc4/ http://cygwin.com/packages-2/gcc4/ cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple