[Mingw-users] Re: Make configuration for Win32.

[Earnie B. <ear...@ya...>]

"Paul D. Smith" wrote:
> 
> %% Earnie Boyd <ear...@ya...> writes:
> 
>   eb> Also I find in the source the use of a macro WINDOWS32 to filter
>   eb> the code.  It would be more correct to use _WIN32 as this is the
>   eb> documented macro for system identification.
> 
> RMS doesn't want the term "win" used when referring to Windows.  That's
> why the macro was changed to WINDOWS32 in the first place.  Cluck, rail,
> or roll your eyes all you like: make is an FSF package.
> 

Ok then, how about __WINDOWS32__ or __WINDOWS32 and we'll predefine it.

> 
> I don't think it will get into this release.  I have a port to OS/2
> waiting in the wings as well that won't be making it.
> 

Understandable.

Earnie.