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In general terms, cross-compiled MinGW versions of packages which are already natively available in Fedora, should follow the native Fedora package as closely as possible. This means they should stay at the same version, include all the same patches as the native Fedora package, and be built with the same configuration options.
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MinGW is a complete GCC toolchain (including half a dozen frontends, such as C, C++, Ada, Go, and whatnot) for the Windows platform which compiles for and links to the Windows OS component C Runtime Library in msvcrt.dll. Rather it tries to be minimal (hence the name). This means, unlike Cygwin, MinGW does not attempt to offer a complete POSIX ...
- 🔗 Introduction
- 🔗 Track Fedora Native Package Versions
- 🔗 Follow Fedora Policy
- 🔗 Package Naming
- 🔗 Base Packages
- 🔗 Build For Multiple Targets
- 🔗 One Source Rpm, Separate Binary Rpms per-target
- 🔗 Filenames of The Cross-Compilers and Binutils
- 🔗 Naming of The Root Filesystem
- 🔗 Standard MinGW Rpm Macros
The Fedora MinGW project's mission is to provide an excellent development environment for Fedora users who wish to cross-compile their programs to run on Windows, minimizing the need to use Windows at all. In the past developers have had to port and compile all of the libraries and tools they have needed, and this huge effort has happened independe...
In general terms, cross-compiled MinGW versions of packages which are already natively available in Fedora, should follow the native Fedora package as closely as possible. This means they should stay at the same version, include all the same patches as the nativeFedora package, and be built with the same configuration options. The MinGW SIG have wr...
Cross compiled MinGW packages must follow Fedora policy, except where noted in this document. Cross compiled packages go through the same review process, GIT admin process etc as other Fedora packages.
MinGW packages require special naming to denote the appropriate CPU architecture the binaries have been built for. There should never be a package prefixed with mingw- output during a build. The mingw- prefix is exclusive for RPM spec file names and the source RPM file name. The CPU architecture specific packages are created by sections with %files...
The base packages provide a root filesystem, base libraries, binutils (basic programs like 'strip', 'ld' etc), the compiler (gcc) and the Win32/Win64 API. Packages may need to depend on one or more of these. In particular, almost all packages should BuildRequire mingw32-filesystem, mingw64-filesystem, mingw32-gcc and mingw64-gcc. The correct Requir...
The goal of the MinGW framework is to provide an easy way for package maintainers to build their packages for multiple targets using one .spec file. To aid developers in this several RPM macros have been developed which are part of the mingw-filesystem package.These RPM macros will be explained later on in these guidelines. By default a MinGW packa...
Each cross compiled MinGW package which builds binaries for a specific target should put the binaries for that target in a separate subpackage. So if a package foo builds binaries for the Win32 and Win64 targets, then the source RPM should provide two subpackages named mingw32-foo and mingw64-foo. This means that a spec file must contains %package ...
The MinGW cross-compilers and binutils are Fedora binaries and are therefore placed in %{_bindir} (ie. /usr/bin) according to the FHS and Fedora guidelines. The MinGW cross-compilers and binutils which generate i686 binaries for Windows are named: The same binaries are present in%{_prefix}/i686-w64-mingw32/binwithout any prefix in thename, ie: The ...
The root filesystem contains Windows executables and DLLs and any other Windows-only files. It is necessary both because we need to store Windows libraries in order to link further libraries which depend on them, and also because MinGW requires a root filesystem location. The location for Win32 target is provided by the macro: And the Win64 target ...
The mingw-filesystempackage provides a number of convenience macros for the cross compiled sysroot directories, andtoolchain. It is mandatory to use these macros in all MinGW cross compiled packages submitted to Fedora.
Dec 13, 2023 · Technically there is no difference between package managers. Each manager performs the functions discussed previously admirably on their installed systems. Seeing that the FH Standard you referred to is quite flexible after the requirements are met each distribution decided to tweak something package related and they do that in their Packaging Manager.
Mingw-w64. Mingw-w64 is a free and open-source suite of development tools that generate Portable Executable (PE) binaries for Microsoft Windows. It was forked in 2005–2010 from MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows). Mingw-w64 includes a port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), GNU Binutils for Windows (assembler, linker, archive manager), a ...
Jun 27, 2019 · RPM files are archives that are similar to ZIP files or tarballs. In fact, they uses compression to reduce the size of the archive. However, along with files, RPM archives also contain metadata about the package. This can be queried using the rpm tool: examine the output. This can hopefully help folks who are for.
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Sep 3, 2024 · The RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) command is a fundamental tool in the world of Linux package management. It is widely used in Red Hat-based distributions like Fedora and CentOS, as well as other RPM-based distributions. The RPM command allows users to install, query, verify, and manage software packages, making it an essential tool for system ...
