How to compile without linking cygwin library?

How to compile without linking cygwin library?

[Krzysztof Duleba]

A discussion about different compilers currently takes place on polish
c/c++ newsgroup. One person mentioned that code compiled with MinGW gcc
don't have to be published under GPL license, but Cygwin gcc automatically
links cygwin library so the binary file can be distributed only under GPL.
Is it possible to make gcc work in the mode like in MinGW, where cygwin
library isn't present? Will it build a binary that can run on every MS
Windows machine?

Regards
Krzysztof Duleba



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Re: How to compile without linking cygwin library?

[Christopher Faylor]

On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 08:42:27PM +0200, Krzysztof Duleba wrote:
>A discussion about different compilers currently takes place on polish
>c/c++ newsgroup. One person mentioned that code compiled with MinGW gcc
>don't have to be published under GPL license, but Cygwin gcc automatically
>links cygwin library so the binary file can be distributed only under GPL.

Correct.

>Is it possible to make gcc work in the mode like in MinGW, where cygwin
>library isn't present?

Yes.  Use -mno-cygwin which is roughly the same thing as mingw.

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Re: How to compile without linking cygwin library?

[Krzysztof Duleba]

Christopher Faylor wrote

>>Is it possible to make gcc work in the mode like in MinGW, where cygwin
>>library isn't present?
>
> Yes.  Use -mno-cygwin which is roughly the same thing as mingw.

Thanks.

> This subject has been discussed to death.  Please check the mailing list
> archives if you are interested in further details.

I will. Thank you again.

Regards
Krzysztof Duleba



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