Geomview & Cygwin setup

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

Lloyd Wood wrote:
> At Friday 2006-04-28 18:16 +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>> On 28 April 2006 18:04, Lloyd Wood wrote:
>>
>> > At Friday 2006-04-28 17:44 +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>> >> On 28 April 2006 17:07, Lloyd Wood wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> At Friday 2006-04-28 11:45 -0400, Williams, Gerald S \(Jerry\) wrote:
>> >>>> If you need to find out what gcc is targeting, perhaps you should 
>> use
>> >>>> "-dumpmachine" instead.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>  $ gcc -dumpmachine
>> >>>>  i686-pc-cygwin
>> >>>>  $ gcc -dumpmachine -mno-cygwin
>> >>>>  i686-pc-mingw32
>> >>>
>> >>> Having identification behaviour dependent on a cygwin-specific flag
>> >>> like this is.. insane.
>> >>
>> >>   When you use -mno-cygwin, you are invoking A DIFFERENT
>> >> compiler.  Having the
>> >> *same* identification for two different compilers that target 
>> different
>> >> targets would be insane.
>> >
>> > But gee, that's exactly what gcc -v provides. A single identification
>> > for both compilers.
>>
>>   <smacks forehead>  How many times, for crying out loud?  The output 
>> of "gcc
>> -v" IS NOT A FORMAL IDENTIFIER OF ANY SORT WHATSOEVER.
>>
>>  > Why isn't there a gcc -v -mno-cygwin, then?
>>
>>   Because it's still the same compiler package?  Because nobody has 
>> ever cared
>> about it because nobody has ever been daft enough to attempt to misuse 
>> the
>> "gcc -v" output in this way before?
> 
> What, reading  gcc -v's output using eyes and a screen is misuse?
> 
> 
>> > It's all positively minging. (Chris: note the usage tip. First g
>> > pronounced as j, so it's unlike any Chinese dynasties or Flash
>> > Gordon's nemesis.)
>>
>>   Actually it's minging to rhyme with singing, as anyone who has watched
>> Little Britain or Catherine Tate's show should know.
> 
> Ah, that would be the BBC's "received pronunciation" take on the term.

Isn't this thread getting a bit off-topic?  Llyod, if you feel there is a
problem here that needs a resolution, may I suggest that you submit a
patch?  At least then the discussion could turn from visual and linguistic
aspects of gcc back to technical.

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