Re: Extend libtool dll namespaces for mingw-w64

[JonY]

On 1/29/2010 10:29, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010, JonY wrote:
> > Another solution it to stop installing DLLs to bindir and follow unix
> > style installs into libdir, right beside the import libs, let the user
> > set the PATH. That way, we don't need a bin32 and bin64 directory, but
> > it does not prevent possible conflicts with 32bit mingw-w64 and
> > mingw.org DLLs.
>
> When in Rome, do what the Romans do. Windows users do not set paths.
> Setting the path is hard to do under Windows. Period.
>
> There needs to be the ability to build and execute both 32 and 64 bit
> libraries and have them both in the same executable search PATH. This is
> a fundamental requirement.

Hi,

I agree with your statement, that is why I proposed on extending the
namespace for Windows based targets, so everything can still be in
PATH, without trying to kill each other.