Re: [OT] Using cygwin to make C++ DLL's to link with MSVC++

[Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>]

Christopher Faylor wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 01:21:47PM -0500, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> >David Feustel wrote:
> >>MKS is now offering a package of header files and dlls that permit
> >>compilation of Unix software with VS 6.  I only found out about this
> >>package a few days ago so I have no experience with it.  MKS offers a
> >>30-day evaluation of the software on CDROM.
> >>
> >>See http://www.mks.com
> >
> >This has nothing at all to do with Cygwin.  Please don't advertise
> >proprietary software on this list.  If you want to continue to enjoy
> >the Cygwin list please take my advice.
> 
> That's a little harsh, Earnie.  This was a direct request to a query.
> It's actually of some interest to us here, too, since if MKS can do
> this that means we can too.
> 

Ok, sufficiently put back in my place.  As far as our being able to do
that too, wouldn't that just require building Cygwin with VC++?

If you're able to build Cygwin with VC++ then the discrepancy of objects
disappear and you should be able to build POSIX programs with the Cygwin
runtime & VC++.  IIRC, newlib already builds with VC++.  Given this, I
didn't see how the MKS 30 day free trial was worth mentioning and thus
my harshness.

Sorry,
Earnie.

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