[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #10633: mingw project was migrated to mingw-w64 6 mos to a year ago

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #10633: mingw project was migrated to mingw-w64 6 mos to a year ago
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-10-07 18:36:38

#10633: mingw project was migrated to mingw-w64 6 mos to a year ago
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 Reporter:  jmichae3@…        |      Owner:  matias
     Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  Documentation
  Version:  Boost 1.56.0      |   Severity:  Problem
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 http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_56_0.html

 under compilers tested, windows you have listed mingw.

 mingw is no longer maintained and has been migrated to mingw-w64.

 you might be confusing mingw-w64 with mingw which are different projects.
 it gives folks the wrong idea as to which compiler to use.

 the current state of mingw-w64 is that a number of cross compilers (auto
 builds, mostly for linux and darwin) are generated by the build system.
 the personal donsheng daily builds seem stable:

 sf.net mingw-w64 prohject, toolchains targeting win32 and win64, personal
 builds, dongsheng daily

 MSYS can be used for a build environment but it must be configured. I have
 a configuration for that, but it needs to be submitted to the project yet
 when it gets completed.

 interestingly enough, this bug tracking system rejects my posting of the
 compiler URLs as spam and says I should have completed the captcha, but no
 captcha was given. I am using firefox on win7x64.

 at best, "mingw" might be a misnomer.

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