Re: RFC: x86_64-pc-mingw64 and getting it mapped out

Earnie Boyd <[email protected]> Sat, 27 Jul 2013 07:51:53 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.mingw.devel
Message-ID <CA+sc5mket09FsB5Z=FbgDqEU5FSa_GxSEHsR-XbaYF3YpWv=gA@mail.gmail.com>
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Charles Wilson wrote:
>> On 7/2/2013 5:40 AM, Keith Marshall wrote:
>>> On 25/06/13 20:48, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>>>> I would prefer we offer cross compilers 32bit to 64bit and 64bit to
>>>> 32bit and the user specifies the --host to configure.
>>>
>>> I agree.
>>
>> Yes, please. Multilib is just ASKING for trouble. I've hated it ever
>> since IRIX (with three different simultaneous binary models).
>
> So for this to work correctly we need to store the files in the -dev
> delivery in the default include and lib directories as well as the
> triplet specific directory.  Or maybe supply a -tdev (t for target)
> package that lays out files in the appropriate triplet directory.  Or
> is there some specification to mingw-get we can suggest the directory
> structure for some meta -tdev package using the -dev package for
> source?
>
> I would prefer to use i686-pc-mingw and x86_64-pc-mingw instead of
> i686-pc-mingw32 and x86_64-pc-mingw64 for the triplets.  I don't see
> the importance of retaining the 32 and 64 for the triplet designation.
>
> I would like to suggest the following patch to the config maintainer,
> any objection?  I need something better than "It will break my current
> environment."; such is the life of programming in an "improving"
> world.
>
> ~~~~~
> diff --git a/config.guess b/config.guess
> index b79252d..c78a14e 100755
> --- a/config.guess
> +++ b/config.guess
> @@ -820,18 +820,15 @@ EOF
>      i*:CYGWIN*:*)
>         echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-cygwin
>         exit ;;
> -    *:MINGW64*:*)
> -       echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-mingw64
> -       exit ;;
>      *:MINGW*:*)
> -       echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-mingw32
> +       echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-mingw
>         exit ;;
>      i*:MSYS*:*)
>         echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-msys
>         exit ;;
>      i*:windows32*:*)
>         # uname -m includes "-pc" on this system.
> -       echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-mingw32
> +       echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-mingw
>         exit ;;
>      i*:PW*:*)
>         echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-pw32
> diff --git a/config.sub b/config.sub
> index 8b612ab..5f68dd0 100755
> --- a/config.sub
> +++ b/config.sub
> @@ -240,6 +240,14 @@ case $os in
>                 basic_machine=m68k-atari
>                 os=-mint
>                 ;;
> +       -mingw64*)
> +               basic_machine=x86_64-pc
> +               os=-mingw
> +               ;;
> +       -mingw32*)
> +               basic_machine=i686-pc
> +               os=-mingw
> +               ;;
>  esac
>
>  # Decode aliases for certain CPU-COMPANY combinations.
> @@ -791,11 +799,11 @@ case $basic_machine in
>                 ;;
>         mingw64)
>                 basic_machine=x86_64-pc
> -               os=-mingw64
> +               os=-mingw
>                 ;;
>         mingw32)
> -               basic_machine=i386-pc
> -               os=-mingw32
> +               basic_machine=i686-pc
> +               os=-mingw
>                 ;;
>         mingw32ce)
>                 basic_machine=arm-unknown
> @@ -1219,7 +1227,7 @@ case $basic_machine in
>                 ;;
>         xbox)
>                 basic_machine=i686-pc
> -               os=-mingw32
> +               os=-mingw
>                 ;;
>         xps | xps100)
>                 basic_machine=xps100-honeywell
> @@ -1365,7 +1373,7 @@ case $os in
>               | -udi* | -eabi* | -lites* | -ieee* | -go32* | -aux* \
>               | -chorusos* | -chorusrdb* | -cegcc* \
>               | -cygwin* | -msys* | -pe* | -psos* | -moss* | -proelf* | -rtems* \
> -             | -mingw32* | -mingw64* | -linux-gnu* | -linux-android* \
> +             | -mingw* | -linux-gnu* | -linux-android* \
>               | -linux-newlib* | -linux-musl* | -linux-uclibc* \
>               | -uxpv* | -beos* | -mpeix* | -udk* \
>               | -interix* | -uwin* | -mks* | -rhapsody* | -darwin* | -opened* \
> ~~~~~

Adding attached patch.

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

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gnuconfig.patch (application/octet-stream, 1.9 KB)
diff --git a/config.guess b/config.guess
index b79252d..c78a14e 100755
--- a/config.guess
+++ b/config.guess
@@ -820,18 +820,15 @@ EOF
     i*:CYGWIN*:*)
 	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-cygwin
 	exit ;;
-    *:MINGW64*:*)
-	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-mingw64
-	exit ;;
     *:MINGW*:*)
-	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-mingw32
+	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-mingw
 	exit ;;
     i*:MSYS*:*)
 	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-msys
 	exit ;;
     i*:windows32*:*)
 	# uname -m includes "-pc" on this system.
-	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-mingw32
+	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-mingw
 	exit ;;
     i*:PW*:*)
 	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-pw32
diff --git a/config.sub b/config.sub
index 8b612ab..5f68dd0 100755
--- a/config.sub
+++ b/config.sub
@@ -240,6 +240,14 @@ case $os in
 		basic_machine=m68k-atari
 		os=-mint
 		;;
+	-mingw64*)
+		basic_machine=x86_64-pc
+		os=-mingw
+		;;
+	-mingw32*)
+		basic_machine=i686-pc
+		os=-mingw
+		;;
 esac
 
 # Decode aliases for certain CPU-COMPANY combinations.
@@ -791,11 +799,11 @@ case $basic_machine in
 		;;
 	mingw64)
 		basic_machine=x86_64-pc
-		os=-mingw64
+		os=-mingw
 		;;
 	mingw32)
-		basic_machine=i386-pc
-		os=-mingw32
+		basic_machine=i686-pc
+		os=-mingw
 		;;
 	mingw32ce)
 		basic_machine=arm-unknown
@@ -1219,7 +1227,7 @@ case $basic_machine in
 		;;
 	xbox)
 		basic_machine=i686-pc
-		os=-mingw32
+		os=-mingw
 		;;
 	xps | xps100)
 		basic_machine=xps100-honeywell
@@ -1365,7 +1373,7 @@ case $os in
 	      | -udi* | -eabi* | -lites* | -ieee* | -go32* | -aux* \
 	      | -chorusos* | -chorusrdb* | -cegcc* \
 	      | -cygwin* | -msys* | -pe* | -psos* | -moss* | -proelf* | -rtems* \
-	      | -mingw32* | -mingw64* | -linux-gnu* | -linux-android* \
+	      | -mingw* | -linux-gnu* | -linux-android* \
 	      | -linux-newlib* | -linux-musl* | -linux-uclibc* \
 	      | -uxpv* | -beos* | -mpeix* | -udk* \
 	      | -interix* | -uwin* | -mks* | -rhapsody* | -darwin* | -opened* \