Question about building a Linux hosted, Mingw-targeted cross compiler
 

So, I'm in the process of building a Linux host, Mingw-targeted cross compiler and I'm using these threads as a guide:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ndows.-640030/

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...cross+compiler

Both include making this symbolic link:

ln -s w32api-3.11 w32api

but neither thread clearly states where to make the link AND both threads imply that link should be made in two different places. :)

So, what's the dealio with that link?

Thanks!

Peace...

I think that the link needs to be in a directory called /usr/local/mingw32/include. The other possibility is /usr/local/mingw32 but the include file is more likely.

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Steve Stites

Thanks for the reply. I now know why that link is needed. :)

It's supposed to be at the same level where the w32api tarball was extracted:

$ tar zxf w32api-blah.tar.gz
$ ln -s w32a-i-blah w32api

Why? Because the build of the Mingw runtime depends on a directory called w32api to be present. :)

Thanks!

Peace...