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RE: [PATCH] Build libgcc_s on Windows

Charles Wilson wrote on 19 August 2008 17:34:

> Charles Wilson wrote (reordered):
> 
>> Here, SHLIB_IMPLIB *could* be named @shlib_base_name@.dll.a to make
>> clear that it is an import library
> 
> On second thought, I think this part is a bad idea. Stick with .a, not
> .dll.a.

  I'd like to understand a good reason for this.  The use of .dll.a is a
system standard and implied by the search ordering in ld.

> Attached should be applied on top of Aaron's existing patch -- but
> again, it is untested. It's just my attempt to demonstrate the idea.

  Not finished reading this (or Aaron's yet), just some initial responses
here.  More later.

    cheers,
      DaveK
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