Re: finding recipe for x86_64 or x86 or Cygwin or MingW or whatever will

On 1/19/2015 10:09 PM, Kevan Hashemi wrote:
> > I am not aware of any person
>> that build GNU Pascal on Windows in 64-bit mode. 
>
> I tried, but failed. I needed substantial help from Dave Bryan just to
> get the 32-bit compile to work. So, on Windows 64-bit machines I use
> the 32-bit MinGW, and that's fine.
>
> The 64-bit MinGW seems to be a significant diversion from the 32-bit,
> but in theory the compile is of course possible. I have a student this
> summer who I will apply to the project, but it may be too much for
> him. In the long run, I'm hoping to have one of my people figure out
> how to compile GPC with a newer version of GCC, which I think will
> make the 64-bit compile easier. I understand that this update would
> require a lot of work, but I don't have any clear idea of what the
> work is. So my first step will be to have my summer student figure out
> what has to be done.
>
> Yours, Kevan
>
Before I saw the replies from Waldek Hebisch and Kevan Hashemi, it
occurred to me that I could try the setup for x86 instead of the setup
for x86_64 for Cygwin.  That did not work either.  I had already
installed the binary from the 2007 version of GPC since why not get the
latest!

I think I have a 32-bit laptop with the same Windows version on which I
can try the setup-x86 program for Cygwin.  The gpc-run program  will
give a response to the --version and --help switches.  The gpc.exe
program does nothing except return to the command prompt.

At least I shall not have to download the GPC and GCC sources and
binaries again!

Tomorrow night at the soonest or maybe as late as Friday since I have
Wednesday and Thursday classes I shall try to get back to report the
results.

Of course I shall have another reason to wish for summer weather if that
student can indeed run GPC on 64-bit Windows!

Thank you for your help!

Sincerely,
(Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless
[email protected]



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