Re: Switching from i686-mingw32 to x86_64-w64-mingw32?
Project / Subsystem
gcc / gcc
Date
2026-08-19
Proposer
Richard Biener <richard.guenther@gmail.com>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Individual patch proposals allow for focused review and easier merging compared to monolithic changes.
- • Requiring maintainer acknowledgment ensures buy-in from subsystem owners.
All attributes
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- gcc
- subsystem
- gcc
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- —
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- CAFiYyc3qH5LTXZS6kZkFQ8_WpdX094PNBoVL6jZ1-djs39QdsQ@mail.gmail.com
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- public_inbox
- title
- Re: Switching from i686-mingw32 to x86_64-w64-mingw32?
- headline
- Propose changes to x86_64-w64-mingw32 port via patches
- tldr
- Propose individual changes to the x86_64-w64-mingw32 port as patches to gcc-17/criteria.html.
- proposer
- Richard Biener <richard.guenther@gmail.com>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
-
- • Individual patch proposals allow for focused review and easier merging compared to monolithic changes.
- • Requiring maintainer acknowledgment ensures buy-in from subsystem owners.
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- tags
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- • gcc
- • mingw
- • cross-compiler
- • documentation
- • release-process
- url
- https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/CAFiYyc3qH5LTXZS6kZkFQ8_WpdX094PNBoVL6jZ1-djs39QdsQ@mail.gmail.com
- bugzilla_url
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- date
- 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
Re: Switching from i686-mingw32 to x86_64-w64-mingw32?
Richard Biener requests that changes to the x86_64-w64-mingw32 port be submitted as individual patches to gcc-17/criteria.html. These proposals should ideally come from the respective target/OS maintainers, or at least be acknowledged by them. Approval for such changes would be granted by the release managers.