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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To: "Trevor Forbes" <trevorforbes AT ozemail DOT com DOT au>, <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: gcc 2.95.3-1 and -mwin32
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 13:05:34 +1100
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Trevor Forbes" <trevorforbes AT ozemail DOT com DOT au>


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
>
< snip> gcc pre release announcement
>
> I also agree with /usr/include/w32api inclusion therefore I am more
than
> happy with this change.
>
> However, I think w32api should be neutral with regards to WIN32
defines.
>
> For example, I think the following should be "removed" and allow WIN32
to be
> defined/not defined in gcc or (my preference) defined in the software
being
> ported:
>
> w32api/windef.h
>
> #ifndef WIN32
> #define WIN32
> #endif
> #ifndef _WIN32
> #define _WIN32
> #endif
>
> Comments?

I don't think the software being ported should ever define WIN32 itself.
It'd be like defining glibc_version (or whatever that value is called)
yourself.

Setting it for gcc is one thing, and quite appropriate. As far as w32api
goes, I haven't investigated and thus won't comment..

Rob