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Re: [PATCH] config.sub: Accept LLVM-style `$cpu-$vendor-windows-{gnu, mi
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Dmitry V. Levin |
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Re: [PATCH] config.sub: Accept LLVM-style `$cpu-$vendor-windows-{gnu, mingw}` |
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Mon, 3 Jul 2023 22:50:17 +0300 |
On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 07:56:57PM -0400, John Ericson wrote:
> In older times, MinGW (GCC toolchain with modified windows headers) was
> the only free software toolchain for Windows. But now, LLVM has
> excellent support both for MinGW ABI and Microsoft's own. (The
> distinction matters for C++ more than C.)
>
> LLVM[1], Rust[2], and other projects have taken to differentiating these
> two as `...windows-gnu` vs `...windows-msvc`. I think that makes a lot
> of sense, as it correctly identifiers both their commonalities and their
> differences.
I agree that makes sense.
I've corrected the commit message a bit and applied.
Thanks,
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- Re: [PATCH] config.sub: Accept LLVM-style `$cpu-$vendor-windows-{gnu, mingw}`,
Dmitry V. Levin <=