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Re: open watcom compiling gcc on win32
On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 07:37:41PM -0500, DJ Delorie wrote:
>
> > well, no, I wouldn't say that I've 'left the realm of gcc' - after
> > all, the objects that gcc produce, and how certain features of g++
> > on win32 work (RTTI, etc) would need to change and have to work
> > smoothly with ld, and I would argue that it is a *steering
> > committee* decision that could prompt such a change in cygwin.
>
> In that case, you weren't specific enough the first time around. To
> me, "objects" refers to object files, which the assembler (not gcc)
> produces. "Compatible" for dlls usually means the system can load
> them, tools can manipulate them, etc. ABI compatibility at the high
> level (C++) is a different story.
Ok, I wasn't being specific enough. That is exactly what I want -
visual C++ ABI compatibility at the 'high level' on win32.
In a capsule, my argument is that it opens up a world of possibility for
gcc/g++ on win32, it is completely feasible through open watcom.
so, how realistic is this?
Ed