Re: [Boost-users] boost + linux + mingw ( g++: unrecognized option `-pthread' , cannot find -lrt )

From: sfinks (sfinks2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-27 01:43:58

Larry Smith wrote:
> Mathias Gaunard wrote:
> 
>>Larry Smith wrote:
>>
>>>sfinks wrote:
>>>
>>>>hasn't anyone really at least tried to compile boost with linux+mingw ?
>>>
>>>No.  Why would one do that, since mingw is
>>>for Windows, not Linux?
>>
>>That's called cross-compiling.
>>You compile binaries for windows on a linux distribution. That allows to 
>>not have to buy and install a proprietary system on your machine in 
>>order to make builds.
> 
> 
> Cross-compiling would be using a Linux GCC that's been
> specifically built to gen Windows code.

thats how it works.

> 
> The OP is trying to use the Windows version (Windows binaries)
> of mingw (via 'wine') on Linux, that will be problematic.

no.
devel_at_kroko386:~$ file /usr/bin/i586-mingw32msvc-g*
/usr/bin/i586-mingw32msvc-g++:       ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 
80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, dynamically linked (uses 
shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, stripped
/usr/bin/i586-mingw32msvc-gcc:       ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 
80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, dynamically linked (uses 
shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, stripped
/usr/bin/i586-mingw32msvc-gcc-3.4.5: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 
80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, dynamically linked (uses 
shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, stripped
/usr/bin/i586-mingw32msvc-gccbug:    Bourne shell script text executable
/usr/bin/i586-mingw32msvc-gcov:      ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 
80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, dynamically linked (uses 
shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, stripped
devel_at_kroko386:~$ cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 \n \l

devel_at_kroko386:~$