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From: cyg Simple <cygsimple AT gmail DOT com>
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:43:10 -0400
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On 7/10/2017 2:00 PM, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
> On 10.07.2017 10:40, Nellis, Kenneth wrote:
>> For my personal use, I use gcc to generate binaries, but occasionally
>> I need
>> to make a binary available to someone who doesn't use Cygwin. For that
>> I use
>> Cygwin's x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.
>>
>> After the fact, I would like to know whether the binary requires
>> Cygwin support
>> or not. One way is: strings foo.exe | grep cygwin1.dll
>>
>> Curious what techniques others might use.
> 
> There is always the technique of actually packaging the program
> deliverables
> and then testing them, beginning with installation, if you were the
> end-user.
> 
> If the program doesn't run when installed by itself in C:\Program Files
> somewhere, then it might be missing DLLs.
> 
> I use a special fork of Cygwin called Cygnal for delivering programs to
> users who don't use Cygwin and don't understand POSIX conventions for paths
> and other things.
> 
> http://www.kylheku.com/cygnal/
> 
> With this, you make your executable with the regular Cygwin host compiler.
> Yes, you know your executable needs a CYGWIN1.DLL (and possibly others);
> no guesswork. You package the needed DLL's with the program.
> 
> Except, you use the CYGWIN1.DLL from the Cygnal project rather than the
> stock Cygwin one.
> 
> Example software shipping with Cygnal is the port of the TXR language to
> Win32 and Win64. Installers available here:
> https://bintray.com/kazinator/Binaries/TXR/

CAUTION: This requires you provide the entire source set of Cygnal since
it is actually Cygwin which has the GPL license applied to it.  You
might as well package Cygwin1.dll itself.

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