Re: [Mingw-users] Re: Solving the "relink exe's" libtool problem

[Earnie Boyd]

Charles Wilson wrote:
> Hmmm...now there's a thought.  Perhaps, perhaps...
>
> Said "stub" executable would have to do ALL of the things the script 
> does, and then pass that environment to its exec'ed target in .libs/ -- 
> does native windows provide an exec() command?  Environment inheritance? 
>  You'd probably need different source code for the stub, depending on 
> the platform... if buildhost == posixy, then exec() is our friend; 
> otherwise, nasty native Windows code...

Yes MSVCRT.DLL contains both exec and spawn sets of functions.  Yes the 
parent environment is inherited by the child.  So, the stub should be 
able to work for either environment.

> Unfortunately, I can't work on that right now; my available time just 
> went to zero. :-(

Sorry to hear that. :(

Earnie.