RFC: Cygwin 64 bit?

[JonY]

On 6/28/2011 21:46, Teemu Nätkinniemi wrote:
> On 28.6.2011 15:54, Eric Blake wrote:
> 
>> In my mind, LLP64 makes absolutely zero sense.  Microsoft broke lots of
>> programs that previously used to assume that any pointer could be
>> converted to a long and back.  LP64 is the way to go for cygwin.
> 
> If LP64 is chosen as the model then for the toolchain it might be useful
> to see if Interix' GCC 4.6 and Binutils could be used as a starting
> point. The sources haven't been released yet as the new GCC is still in
> alpha/beta phase.
> 
> For more information:
> 
> http://www.suacommunity.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=19087
> 
> http://www.suacommunity.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=18858
> 
> Teemu
> 

OK, who wants to start on LP64 for x86_64-pc-cygwin on trunk GCC? :)

I suppose the binutils part would be exactly similar to mingw-w64's?
Just need some more bits to recognize the new triplet.

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