64-bit Cygwin packages (was RE: Is the Latest Release of Cygwin supported on Windows Server 8/2012)

Tue May 22 20:15:00 GMT 2012

> From: Cygwin-L: On Behalf
> Of marco atzeri
>> Until we work and deploy a 64bit cygwin1.dll the idea to build any 64 bit
> cygwin program is pure academic and not very useful.
>> If you want to propose patches for 64 bit cygwin cygwin-developers is the
> right mailing list.

Sorry if I wasn't clear. That's exactly what I was trying to suggest: if someone wants a 64-bit Cygwin package, they should start by building such a package themselves, including any necessary changes to cygwin1.dll. Once you've got a working example, bring your results and patches to the maintainers.