Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:41:03 -0400 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@FreeBSD.org> To: ports@FreeBSD.org Cc: hackers@freebsd.org, Lev Serebryakov <lev@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: REQUEST FOR TESTERS: `devel/mingw32-gcc' Message-ID: <46CB159F.4030404@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <46ACDB4B.6090707@FreeBSD.org> References: <1761162510.20070729004710@serebryakov.spb.ru> <46ACDB4B.6090707@FreeBSD.org>
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Coleman Kane wrote: > Lev Serebryakov wrote: >> Hello ports, >> >> Latest versions of `mingw32-binutils' and `mingw32-bin-msvcrt' were >> committed. >> `mingw32-gcc' is on pipeline. >> But it is BIG update: new version is 4.2.0 >> I ask you to test this `almost new' port before commit. >> >> http://lev.serebryakov.spb.ru/download/port-mingw32-gcc-4.2.0.tar.gz >> >> Many thanks to Coleman Kane <cokane@freebsd.org>, who helps me to >> prepare this update. >> > I'd like to know what everyone else's experience with these new > mingw32- ports are. So far I have been building Win32 applications > from my FreeBSD box with these versions quite successfully. I think > that the binutils and GCC are actually newer than the ones currently > shipping with the MinGW32 binary distribution too. > > -- > Coleman Kane > I haven't seen any activity on the above email, and I am curious if: 1) It was missed (and this really does affect people) 2) Nobody cross-compiles using the mingw32-* ports (it is really very handy!) 3) Nobody really cares that mingw32-gcc will move from 3.4.5 --> 4.2.0 Please, if this affects you test out the above port tarball! Otherwise, this will end up going in and not take into account any problems that might arise in your environment. -- Coleman Kane
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