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From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
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Subject: Re: Gnat cross compiling FreeBSD to Win32 ?
Date: 7 May 2002 20:46:45 -0700
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Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> wrote in message news:<87elgnzmj2.fsf@deneb.enyo.de>...
> dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar) writes:
> 
> > "Robert R. Beaver" <beaveroregon@qwest.net> wrote in message news:<3CD54D8C.3020302@qwest.net>...
>  
> >> Yes, I run FreeBSD only. I would like to make my programs work on
> >> both. I do not usualy write for win32.
> >
> > Using a cross-compiler is an inappropriate and complex
> > way of addressing your problem. My advice is to completely
> > forget this approach it makes no sense.
> 
> Why do you think so? 

Because to test the program out, you have to set up a windows environment
anyway, you can't just assume it will work. Given that it is *far* easier
to simply recompile on windows, rather than mess with non-existent cross
compilers, especially if you are not familiar with such compilers (building
a cross *to* windows is especially complex).