compiling gcc-4.1.1 for windows on linux

Tue Jun 6 09:45:00 GMT 2006

Hey Ranjit
Thank you very much for your answer. I was finally able to cross-compile 
gcc-4.1.1 (though some kludges were needed) and it seems to work. But 
see the below:
 >> Following this tutorial http://rmathew.com/articles/gcj/bldgcj.html, 
 >> I'm trying to compile gcj on linux for windows.
 >
 > Since that article and the associated scripts were written
 > a while ago, they're not up-to-date w.r.t. GCC 4.1 and the
 > current mainline. :-( I'm trying to rectify matters right
 > now, but I'm still struggling with the magic incantation
 > needed to get it all working.
Actually it works quite good. Thank you for it...
 >> Compiling a java programm with a System.out.println() works. But it
 >> doesn't do anything when starting it on windows (the console just
 >> keeps empty). Any ideas?
 >
 > Not from me, sorry.
Actually, it doesn't mather.
With the final compiler that runs on windows, it will work!
 >> - configure: cannot find javac, try --with-gcj, --with-jikes,
 >
 > Add "--with-gcj=$TARGET-gcj" to the configure command at the
 > end of the "cfgwingcc.sh" script, clean up your build folder
 > and try again. As I said before, I will update my scripts/article
 > once I can get stuff working properly again.
That did it! With that it runs through and gcj on windows seems to work.
 >> Any help would really be appreciated... I'm now trying to get the
 >> gcc-4.1.1 compiled for over a week and begin to be a little
 >> desperated...
 >
 > My apologies for letting that page and the scripts rot for
 > so long, but please be a little patient as I try to get things
 > working again.
Oh, sorry for my bad expression, you must have got it wrong.
I begun to be pissed of of the whole compile the compiler thing, your 
tutorial was the only bright spot in the dark!
I tried nearly a week with mingw on windows, your approach needed about 
two days to finally work...
I will post a step by step description of what I did around end of the 
week. Maybe you can use it in your tutorial...
But overall, I think the only new thing is the "--with-gcj=$TARGET-gcj" 
(besides two or three workarounds for some compiling problems).
regards
Marco