[RFC] changing gcc default output executable name (a.exe now)

[Billinghurst, David (RTD)]

I like this change.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mumit Khan [SMTP:khan@NanoTech.Wisc.EDU]
> Sent:	Thursday, 13 January 2000 16:08
> To:	Mingw32 discussion list at eGroups; cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject:	[RFC] changing gcc default output executable name (a.exe
> now)
> 
> 
> Are people happy/ok with the fact that gcc on win32 produces a program
> called a.exe by default? For example,
>   
>   $ gcc foo.c
> 
> will create a.exe. This is of course not really expected on DOS/Windows
> world, and causes all sorts of confusion. Also, this is simply lame even
> on Unix, and this historical bit should've disappeared long ago, but
> won't since it's a convention now.
> 
> I'd like to move to creating <name>.exe, where <name> is the first file
> on the list you provided to gcc.
>   
>   $ gcc foo1.c foo2.c foo3.c
> 
> will produce foo1.exe, not a.exe as it does now.
> 
> Is this something we should change?? 
> 
> Regards,
> Mumit
> 
> 
> 
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