ok - this is probably my mistake: not understanding cross-compiling. will let you know whether that turns out to be the case. l.
On 9/7/08, lkcl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: mingw32 > Version: 4.2.1.dfsg-1 > Severity: normal > > > absolutely no idea why such a vital portion of mingw32 should be > missing - entirely - but there you go! distinctly odd. > despite having enough to contend with (cross-compiling on > amd64 for win32 target) i did try a 32-bit chroot environment > of mingw32 3.4.2 (!!!) and yes, having double-checked, it's > missing from the i386 version, too. > > i'm running out of space to do things like build the 3.4.2 > version from 2005 from source.... :) > > tried the 3.4.5 version from 2006 as well - same thing. > > .... is anyone actually _using_ mingw32 on debian??? > > yes, i tried running mingw32 "native" under wine - god-awful > mess _that_ turned out to be ha ha don't recommened it. > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: lenny/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-amd64 > Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > > Versions of packages mingw32 depends on: > ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > ii mingw32-binutils 2.18.50-20080109-1 Minimalist GNU win32 (cross) > binut > ii mingw32-runtime 3.13-1 Minimalist GNU win32 (cross) > runti > > mingw32 recommends no packages. > > -- no debconf information > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]