Re: running self compiled 32 bit binary on 64 bit Windows?

[Ulli Horlacher <framstag at rus dot uni-stuttgart dot de>]

On Fri 2018-06-08 (09:34), cyg Simple wrote:
> On 6/8/2018 9:19 AM, Ulli Horlacher wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I have compiled the application with gcc from cygwin.
> > It runs without problems on Windows 7 32 bit but on Windows 8 64 bit it
> > does not output ANYTHING. No (error) message, nothing.
> > 
> 
> You CANNOT move a 32bit Cygwin application to a 64bit Cygwin
> environment!  It will not work.
> 
> > How can I debug it?
> > 
> 
> You can't! You need a 32bit Cygwin environment to run a 32bit application.
> 
> The other option is to rebuild from source on the 64bit Cygwin.

Ok, thanks for this illuminative answer! :-)


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