From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 21 16:42:05 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9888E16A417; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:42:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cokane@freebsd.org) Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net (sccrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.200.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5012A13C45B; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:42:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cokane@freebsd.org) Received: from discordia (c-75-69-212-227.hsd1.nh.comcast.net[75.69.212.227]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with ESMTP id <2007082116420401100li6hoe>; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:42:04 +0000 Received: by discordia (Postfix, from userid 103) id 1E52C1634F6; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:42:04 -0400 (EDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8-gr1 (2007-02-13) on discordia X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.8-gr1 Received: from [172.20.1.3] (unknown [172.20.1.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by discordia (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A3DC1634F6; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:41:48 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <46CB159F.4030404@FreeBSD.org> Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:41:03 -0400 From: Coleman Kane Organization: The FreeBSD Project User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070813) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ports@FreeBSD.org References: <1761162510.20070729004710@serebryakov.spb.ru> <46ACDB4B.6090707@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <46ACDB4B.6090707@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: hackers@freebsd.org, Lev Serebryakov Subject: Re: REQUEST FOR TESTERS: `devel/mingw32-gcc' X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:42:05 -0000 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 , 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