Re: Extend libtool dll namespaces for mingw-w64

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Fri, 29 Jan 2010, JonY wrote:
> Another solution it to stop installing DLLs to bindir and follow unix
> style installs into libdir, right beside the import libs, let the user
> set the PATH. That way, we don't need a bin32 and bin64 directory, but
> it does not prevent possible conflicts with 32bit mingw-w64 and
> mingw.org DLLs.

When in Rome, do what the Romans do.  Windows users do not set paths. 
Setting the path is hard to do under Windows.  Period.

There needs to be the ability to build and execute both 32 and 64 bit 
libraries and have them both in the same executable search PATH. 
This is a fundamental requirement.

Bob
--
Bob Friesenhahn
address@hidden, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/
GraphicsMagick Maintainer,    http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/