Re: gcc-2.95/ July 5 snapshot

[Mumit Khan <khan@xraylith.wisc.EDU>]

Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com> writes:
> Just to reiterate: Everyone should be building their stuff in a separate
> directory, i.e., don't build winsup in the same directory as the winsup
> sources.
> 

That and the fact that folks should also download the newest newlib
from the corresponding cygwin-src-1999xxxx.tar.gz file, and not use
the installed newlib.

I've had 4-5 bug reports from users who've had trouble with the compiler
side, and all because they downloaded winsup-* packages, and not the
cygwin-src-* packages. In turn, the build process used the installed
newlib, which is usually from Cygwin-b20.1 days and quite a bit out of
step with what winsup expects.

This is what I do: 

- if the latest version comes in cygwin-src-*, get that. Done.
- if the latest version comes only winsup-*, I get the cygwin-src-*
  the precedes it, unpack, and replace the winsup with the latest
  one.

This sound reasonable?

Regards,
Mumit