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Re: Windows registry
- To: Jeffrey A Law <law at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: Windows registry
- From: Chris Faylor <cgf at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:25:42 -0400
- Cc: Phil Edwards <pedwards at disaster dot jaj dot com>, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- References: <200006021925.PAA20353@disaster.jaj.com> <8773.960946688@upchuck>
On Tue, Jun 13, 2000 at 07:38:08PM -0600, Jeffrey A Law wrote:
> > 2000-06-02 Phil Edwards <pme@sourceware.cygnus.com>
> >
> > * configure.in: If not on Windows, don't even bother with
> > "registry key" stuff.
> > * configure: Regenerate.
>Is the use of the registry key a function of the host, target or build
>machine?
>
>Your patch makes it a function of the target, which may be correct,
>then again it may not (I simply don't know enough about windows to know
>either way).
>
>If Mumit, Chris or someone else better versed in Windows issues could
>chime in it would be greatly appreciated.
It sounds to me like this should be a function of the host, not the
target. The registry key stuff records where gcc is installed when
it is running, right? It has no bearing on the object files that
are produced.
cgf