Re: Support for MinGW compilers in the Cygwin environment

[Kai Tietz]

----- Original Message -----
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Kai Tietz wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Once again ...  We already discussed this issue some time ago directly,
> > Earnie.  And just by repeating and spreading this nonsense over and over
> > again, it doesn't make it right.
> >
> 
> I am not going to debate the issue.

Right, I don't debate this anymore too.
 
> >
> > So instead, we should change the use of *-*-mingw32* to *-*-mingw* instead.
> > Well, we could agree on that even the name *mingw* is something wrong,
> > and should something more host-specific as host-part of triplet.  But
> > well, this is a different discussion.
> 
> Both -mingw32 and mingw64 are to stay.  It's not that I don't agree
> with you; it is a decision that was not made by me but I support.

Again, I am talking about the triplet, not the short-cut in config.guess.

mingw32 needs to stay by historic reason for now.  To introduce now mingw64 as 
host-part of 64-bit triplet-name is plain wrong and has to be removed if you 
already introduced it.
By whom was this decision made, if not by you (or your co-maintainer of 
mingw.org Keith)?  So it is you, and nobody else.  Stop this hiding behind 
somebody else not existing.

> --
> Earnie
> -- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd
> 

Kai