Re: [boost] mingw and windows.h

Subject: Re: [boost] mingw and windows.h
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-01-18 09:24:25

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Marcel Raad via Boost
> Sent: 17 January 2018 20:40
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Cc: Marcel Raad; Raffi Enficiaud
> Subject: Re: [boost] mingw and windows.h
> 
> Hi Raffi,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Raffi
> > Enficiaud via Boost
> > Sent: Mittwoch, 17. Januar 2018 20:42
> > To: boost_at_[hidden]
> > Cc: Raffi Enficiaud <raffi.enficiaud_at_[hidden]>
> > Subject: [boost] mingw and windows.h
> >
> > I recently pushed something for boost.test on develop that is apparently
> > breaking the builds on mingw:
> > http://www.boost.org/development/tests/develop/developer/output/igazt
> > anaga-develop-gcc-4-2c++03-boost-bin-v2-libs-test-test-version-uses-
> > module-name-test-gcc-4-2c+-dbg-dbg-symbl-off.html
> > [...]
> > I thought that this would be enough for having the windows specific
> > code, but apparently mingw disagrees with the error that some windows
> > specific define is not there.
> >
> > Is this an issue with the code, the SDK, the machine? I have no
> > experience with mingw, but if we are able to include windows.h, then we
> > have to have the defines there (the missing macro is there since Windows
> > 2000).
> 
> original MinGW is missing that define (and many more) completely, it should be in wincon.h:
> https://sourceforge.net/p/mingw/mingw-org-wsl/ci/5.1-trunk/tree/w32api/include/wincon.h
> 
> MinGW-w64 has it.

In my experience, MinGW-W64 is the way forward.  It is being maintained and enhanced.

Paul

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