[Dev-C++] About MINGW32 3.x

[Ioannis V. <no...@ya...>]

To anyone concerning about MINGW 3.x.. I searched a bit on the web and
came up with this:
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FROM: yahoo.co.nz
DATE: 08/30/2001 14:37:33
SUBJECT: RE:  [Mingw-users] status of mingw using gcc 3.0.1=20

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 --- kevin1 <
<http://www.geocrawler.com/contact.php3?to=...@ch...=
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s_p_a_m> <EMAIL: PROTECTED>> wrote: > I'm just wondering what

the status of gcc 3.0.1 support with mingw

> is.  I'm

> kinda a newbie to the whole business, but I note that the latest

> version is

> using 2.95.3.  Any timeframe on the inclusion of 3.0.1?

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When its ready. =20



GCC 3.0.1 builds with mingw host and target - after patching with Mumit

Khan's patchset for 3.0.  But there are two serious problems, still

with 3.0.1 as with 3.0.



1) Dll support for C++ classes is broken.

2) Iostream component of libstdc++ has bugs (cin doesn't work).



The first one is a biggy and derives from basic changes in the way

attributes are being handled in Gcc 3.x.  The second one has a

workaround until it is fixed properly - use the STLport iostream lib

which has better support for native w32 IO and  also has some native

locale support.=20



I'll keep working on it, but right now it is not high priority.



Regards



Danny
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This means it will take probably much time till we see 3.x and we are
stuck with 2.9.x. till that time.
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Keep coding,
Ioannis
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