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Re: Windows Port #2
- From: "Aaron W. LaFramboise" <aaronavay62 at aaronwl dot com>
- To: Sam Lauber <sam124 at operamail dot com>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 18:17:39 -0500
- Subject: Re: Windows Port #2
- References: <20041030222001.01B3D2B2B88@ws5-7.us4.outblaze.com>
Sam Lauber wrote:
> LINK.EXE has a POSIX option /subsystem:posix. However, I know not much about it, so I'd advise agianst using it until more data is found. ML.exe does the linking itself!
> I guess that saves the backend writers a lot of work.
The POSIX subsystem in Windows is a sibling of the Win32 subsystem. GCC
actually supports it directly through the Interix target. (I'm not sure
what the state of Interix is presently in mainline.) You can download a
binary distribution of an Interix-targetted GCC from Microsoft's website
as "Services for Unix."
Aaron W. LaFramboise