[Python-Dev] possible bug in distutils (Mingw32CCompiler)?

[Brian Curtin]

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:03 AM, Sturla Molden <sturla at molden.no> wrote:
>
> Mingw32CCompiler in cygwincompiler.py emits the symbol -mno-cygwin.
>
> This is used to make Cygwin's gcc behave as mingw. As of gcc 4.6 it is not
> recognized by the mingw gcc compiler itself, and causes as crash. It should
> be removed because it is never needed for mingw (in any version), only for
> cross-compilation to mingw from other gcc versions.
>
> Instead, those who use CygwinCCompiler or Linux GCC to "cross-compile" to
> plain Win32 can set -mno-cygwin manually. It also means -mcygwin should be
> removed from the output of CygwinCCompiler.
>
> I think...

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