Re: GCC/Linux to produce exe files for Windows

[Enrico Migliore <enrico dot migliore at fatti dot com>]

> > Actually, I got a Linux application and would like to build it
> > for Windows. The application is pure C and makes use of quite
> > a few libraries that Windows doesn't have, like popt and so on.
> > 
> > I already built the application with Cygwin but when I ran it,
> > within Cygwin, I got a segmentation fault signal, which DDD says,
> > it is issued by a pthread function.
> > 
> > That's why I'm trying to see if GCC can build direclty the .exe format,
> > from within Linux.

> The generated code won't matter one bit whether it was a native gcc or a
> cross gcc.  So switching from native to cross isn't going to have any
> effect on your problem.  And in general, segmentation faults are never
> the fault of the compiler, they indicate a problem with the code itself.
>
> You may also be thinking of the cygwin / mingw distinction, but that is
> completely separate and orthogonal to native / cross.
>
> If you're referring to a fault in pthread_key_create, then please read
> the cygwin mailing list archives, as what you are likely seeing is not
> an actual fault at all, and you need to continue past it when debugging.
>
> If your problem is with Cygwin then you should consider posting on the
> cygwin list.

Hi Brian,

thanks a lot. I'll take a look at the Cygwin list.

In the mean time, though, I would like to build the program on Linux
and configure GCC to produce an .exe for Windows.
As said, the program doesn't call any Windows API, therefore, I hope,
it should be a matter of choosing the right GCC options, right?

Enrico