From: cyg Simple <cygsimple@gmail.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: cygwin cross-compiler on linux host
Date: Sun, 28 May 2017 18:41:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2e5b96e4-4482-1833-a179-51ee4bde64d3@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPF-yOaStHXroKaSvxoK9fXBx8EvrrnVW5sSnyRf=z-FWZGCxg@mail.gmail.com>
On 5/28/2017 11:13 AM, Dan Kegel wrote:
> On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 6:46 AM, Michele <michele.bucca@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I know Windows XP it is now unsupported by cygwin and I apoligize for making such a question, but let's suppose I want to make a cross-compiler targeting a newer supported version of windows what should i do? Let's remember that I'm using Debian as host and the Windows system is the target :)
>
> What's wrong with mingw/MSYS?
MSYS is nothing more than Cygwin and has nothing to do with the answer.
> Debian supports cross-compiling using
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=debian+windows+cross+compile
Or if you want to target Cygwin
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=debian+cygwin+cross+compile
> that, and the shell it comes with is deployable to windows xp, I
> think.
As long as you use only the XP supported API. Otherwise it isn't likely
to work either.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-05-28 15:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-05-27 18:25 Michele
2017-05-27 18:31 ` Michele
2017-05-27 21:23 ` Dan Kegel
2017-05-28 15:13 ` Michele
2017-05-28 15:47 ` Dan Kegel
2017-05-28 18:41 ` cyg Simple [this message]
2017-05-28 22:30 ` Eliot Moss
2017-05-29 5:23 ` Brian Inglis
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