#40174: MinGW-w64: add win64 cross-compiler -------------------------------------------------+------------------------- Reporter: sam.halliday@… | Owner: mojca@… Type: request | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: Port: mingw-w64 i686-w64-mingw32-gcc | x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc | -------------------------------------------------+------------------------- Changes (by mojca@…): * owner: landonf@… => mojca@… * cc: mojca@… (removed) * cc: landonf@… (added) * port: i386-mingw32-gcc, mingw-w64 => mingw-w64 i686-w64-mingw32-gcc x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc Old description:

the MingW cross-compiler for windows is quite old and there is currently no cross-compiler for Windows 64. Packages for both would be fantastic!

http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/

Upstream build instructions: * http://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/wiki2/Cross%20Win32%20and%20Win64%20compi... * https://github.com/mirror/mingw-w64/blob/master/mingw-w64-doc/howto- build/mingw-w64-howto-build-adv.txt

Scripts to build MinGW-w64 from scratch: * http://cgit.notk.org/adrien/yypkg/slackware64-current.git/tree/d/binutils/bi... * http://cgit.notk.org/adrien/yypkg/slackware64-current.git/tree/d/gcc/gcc.Sla...

Instructions about building a cross toolchain: * [http://pete.akeo.ie/2010/07/compiling-mingw-w64-with-multilib- on.html Compiling MinGW-w64 with multilib on Linux] * [http://pmc.polytechnique.fr/pagesperso/dc/arm-en.html Design of a cross-toolchain "From Scratch" (for arm)]

New description: the MingW cross-compiler for windows is quite old and there is currently no cross-compiler for Windows 64. Packages for both would be fantastic! http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/ Upstream build instructions: * http://sourceforge.net/p/mingw-w64/wiki2/Cross%20Win32%20and%20Win64%20compi... * https://github.com/mirror/mingw-w64/blob/master/mingw-w64-doc/howto- build/mingw-w64-howto-build-adv.txt Scripts to build MinGW-w64 from scratch: * http://cgit.notk.org/adrien/yypkg/slackware64-current.git/tree/d/binutils/bi... * http://cgit.notk.org/adrien/yypkg/slackware64-current.git/tree/d/gcc/gcc.Sla... Instructions about building a cross toolchain: * [http://pete.akeo.ie/2010/07/compiling-mingw-w64-with-multilib-on.html Compiling MinGW-w64 with multilib on Linux] * [http://pmc.polytechnique.fr/pagesperso/dc/arm-en.html Design of a cross-toolchain "From Scratch" (for arm)] Initial drafts can be found under [browser:users/mojca/ports/cross users/mojca/ports/cross]). == Ports == The ports have to be compiled in the following order: * ~~{i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-binutils~~ (DONE) * (no dependencies) * ~~{i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-headers~~ (DONE) * (no dependencies) * ~~gmp, mpfr, libmpc~~ (native ports already packaged by MacPorts) * cloog, ppl (might be worth looking into) * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-gcc (possibly rename) * gcc compiler * dependencies: * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-binutils * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-headers * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-gcc * gmp, mpfr, libmpc * libiconv, zlib * the first stage compiles (this is a standalone gcc, it won't actually be able to link executables, but it is already suitable to compile the CRT) * ~~{i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-crt~~ (DONE) * dependencies: * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-binutils * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-headers * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-gcc (either first stage or any later stage) * make sure that all the file are where expected * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-libgcc * same sources as the gcc compiler; only a different target (`make all- target-libgcc && make install-target-libgcc`) * when a compiler already exists, one could build both gcc and libgcc at the same time * files provided by the gcc port should be removed * dependencies: * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-crt * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-gcc (either first stage or any later stage) * pthreads-win32 * dependencies: * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-libgcc (or full compiler) * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-all(?) (second stage of gcc compiler) * same sources as the gcc compiler; only a different target (`make && make install`) * dependencies: * pthreads-win32 * {i686,x86_64}-w64-mingw32-libgcc == Things to do == * fix layout of individual packages (folders where files are installed) == Further challenges == * on top of C and C++ also support Ada, Fortran, ObjC, ObjC++ (`--enable- languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,ada,fortran`) * support clang * figure out where `stdlibc++` should be located on Windows (is it possible to build it statically?) -- -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/40174#comment:9> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X