Re: 32bit GS on 64bit Win rebuild base from src

[Riccardo Mottola]

Hi,



On 12/08/2016 17:01, Adam Fedor wrote:
> I don’t know if that’s right and I’m not sure it matters much, but it 
> might.
>
> The issue is Windows is very very finicky.  You can get the problems 
> you are seeing if something like the libtiff library is compiled with 
> the wrong flag (I’ve had similar issues where that was the problem). 
> It’s very difficult to figure out what might be wrong, except by going 
> back to a system that is known to work and slowly adding things until 
> it breaks.

But if Giah uses the msys you supply, it should have the same libffi you 
used, so I do not understand.

Do you use any special flags to make or base?

> FYI, I never use Windows.  I just make the installer because no one 
> else does.

We appreciate your effort! You do the base, but on your work, I do quite 
some work to get programs work on windows, so don't feel alone!

Riccardo