[Bug 673784] Rename Request: mingw32-filesystem -> cross-filesystem - Cross compiler base filesystem and environment

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--- Comment #8 from Ralf Corsepius <rc040203 at freenet.de> 2011-01-31 06:53:37 EST ---
(In reply to comment #7)
> (In reply to comment #6)
> > > I'm okay with using a different prefix like the crossdesktop-* which Richard
> > > suggested if you prefer that
> > 
> > IMO, mingw-filesystem would be an appropriate name, because that's what it
> > currently is - The rest of it is wishful thinking.
> 
> "mingw" has always been an unfortunate choice of name. 
I disagree - It would have been the appropriate choice.

> And *crucially* we are adding support for Mac OS X which doesn't
> use mingw at all.
Well, has the licence/copyright situation changed?
To my knowledge MacOSX requires non-free code from Apple.


> > > The target name x86_64-w64-mingw32 might look a bit odd for outsiders, but it's
> > > the default target name used by the mingw-w64 developers.
> > Well, ... this doesn't mean their decisions are wise ;)
> > 
> > x86_64-w64-mingw32 (cpu=x86_64, os=mingw32) is multiply problematic:
> > - the "32" in mingw32 originally stood for "MinGW on 32bit Windows",
> > => a 64bit MinGW for "MinGW on 64bit Windows" should be named "mingw64"
> > - Configure scripts currently presume "os=mingw32" to imply 32bit MinGW.
> > ...
> >
> > I.e. to me reasonable choices would be
> > x86_64-pc-mingw + i686-pc-mingw
> > or 
> > x86_64-pc-mingw64 + i686-pc-mingw32
> 
> Whatever you think doesn't really matter,
Correct.

> since this is the
> choice of the mingw-w64 upstream project.  They are in a much
> better situation to judge how it should work.
I disagree. One thing I had learnt with MinGW is them being Windows focused
folks with little GNU SW experience - One of the situation this shows is
situations like these.

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