Question on applicability of --with-gnu-*

[NightStrike]

On 9/7/07, NightStrike <nightstrike@gmail.com> wrote:
> --with-gnu-as
> --with-gnu-ld
>
> These options, according to the manual, apply to 'i386-any-sysv'.  Do
> they also apply to i686-pc-mingw32?
>
> Also, if binutils is the only assembler installed on the system, and I
> am compiling using --with-sysroot, and I don't specify --with-gnu-as
> and -ld, and I *am* compiling for a mingw32 target, do these options
> have any effect?

Anyone?