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diff --git a/doc/general.texi b/doc/general.texi index 879dead847..2e42d7ed3e 100644 --- a/doc/general.texi +++ b/doc/general.texi @@ -662,9 +662,9 @@ Then you can easily test FFmpeg with Wine @subsection Compilation under Cygwin -The main issue with Cygwin is that newlib, its C library, does not -contain llrint(). However, it is possible to leverage the -implementation in MinGW. +The main issue with the 1.5.x Cygwin versions is that newlib, its C library, +does not contain llrint(). You need to upgrade to the unstable 1.7.x versions, +or leverage the implementation in MinGW (as explained below). Just install your Cygwin with all the "Base" packages, plus the following "Devel" ones: @@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ following "Devel" ones: binutils, gcc-core, make, subversion, mingw-runtime, diffutils @end example -Do not install binutils-20060709-1 (they are buggy on shared builds); -use binutils-20050610-1 instead. +Install the current binutils-20080624-2 as they work fine (the old +binutils-20060709-1 proved buggy on shared builds). Then create a small library that just contains llrint(): |