Re: [Mingw-users] scandir and mingw

[Jim M. <jim...@wb...>]

Keith Marshall wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 00:40 -0500, Jim Marshall wrote:
>> mingw is basically just a way to compile WIN32 apps without using MS 
>> tools,
> 
> If that were true, then none of our mingwPORTs could be successfully
> deployed; fortunately it isn't.
from mingw.org:
MinGW: A collection of freely available and freely distributable Windows 
specific header files and import libraries combined with GNU toolsets 
that allow one to produce native Windows programs that do not rely on 
any 3rd-party C runtime DLLs.

That might need to be changed then
> 
>>  it does not provide functions which are specific to *nix systems.
> 
> In general, the minimalist strategy precludes provision of a full gamut
> of *nix functionality, but there are some commonly used *nix functions
> provided in libmingwex.a, and several others are available as optional
> downloads, in the form of user contributed packages, or as mingwPORTs.
I was (perhaps incorrectly) under the impression that the OP just wanted 
something that worked out of the box, hence my redirect to Cygwin. The 
OP said "My program currently has its own replacement that gets called 
in the Windows cross-build by means of some "ifdef WIN32" statements." 
This made it sound to me that he expected MINGW to be a compatibility layer.

Sorry if I provided mis-information :(
>  
>> If you wish to compile a program that uses *nix function you should
>> use Cygwin which does provide that capability.
> 
> Should?  Not at all.  Could, ok, but as Earnie has suggested, you could
> just as well consider porting such missing functionality to use native
> Woe32 APIs; if you do so, please also consider offering your solution as
> a user contributed package.
> 
> As regards `scandir', I'm not aware of an existing implementation for
> MinGW; indeed, it isn't even required by POSIX, so while it is commonly
> available on BSD, (where it originated), and on GNU/Linux, it may not be
> portable to other Unixes.  However, the second link from Earnie's Google
> query leads to: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb497011.aspx
> where an example of equivalent functionality is provided.
> 
> Regards,
> Keith.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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