64bit: cygstdc++-6.dll

[Yaakov (Cygwin/X)]

On 2013-04-09 11:11, Dave Korn wrote:
> On 09/04/2013 11:30, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
>> On 2013-04-09 02:08, Dave Korn wrote:
>>> On 25/03/2013 08:52, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>>> On Mar 24 03:33, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
>>>>> In any case, the error is a result of adding one of Dave Korn's
>>>>> patches:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://cygwin-ports.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=cygwin-ports/gcc;a=blob;f=4.7-libstdc-dllimport.patch;hb=refs/heads/4.8#l29
>>>>>
>>>>> I have omitted that patch in the new 4.8.0-1.  Hopefully Dave can
>>>>> explain the purpose and necessity of that patch, since it would seem
>>>>> that using (at least that hunk of) it would require rebuilding most
>>>>> C++ packages in 64bit/release; if it's really necessary, then we
>>>>> will want to do that sooner rather than later.
>>>
>>>     I believe the patch is no longer necessary.
>>
>> Does that apply to the entire dllimport patch or just that hunk?
>
>    Just the hunk with the --exclude-modules-for-implib.

Thanks for the clarification; I have removed this from my patchset.

Could you explain the necessity of the dllimport's in the same patch?


Yaakov