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Re: running self compiled 32 bit binary on 64 bit Windows?
Greetings, Ulli Horlacher!
>> 2.) Do a Cygwin build and copy cygwin1.dll
> I already have a /usr/bin/cygwin1.dll on the Windows 8 target system.
It's a wrong architecture. You need a 32-bit one for your 32-bit program.
> Do I have to replace it?
No.
Just build a 64-bit version of your program.
>> 3.) Do a Cygwin build and install a matching cygwin on the destination
>> machine in case you need not just a posix compliant C environment, but
>> also a bash or other Unix tools
> This is what I first did:
> Transfered the 32 bit cygwin with my self compiled binaries
You have to install Cygwin, not "transfer".
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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Friday, June 8, 2018 19:40:10
Sorry for my terrible english...
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