bug#19111: 25.0.50; 32 bits temacs.exe is linked with wrong image-base when built on 64 bit Windows host

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 20:25:40 +0100
> From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo@gmail.com>
> Cc: 19111@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> >> > Verification of the canonical configurations is the job of the
> >> > config.sub script.
> >>
> >> IIUC, the job of config.sub is verification/canonization of
> >> configurations supplied explicitly as parameters in the configure
> >> script (--host, --build).
> >
> > I don't think I agree.  What is your basis for that assertion?
> 
> My basis is the analysis of my configure script.  config.sub is called
> twice,
> 
> a. To produce the canonical $build from $build_alias (i.e. the --build
>    parameter), when it is set.
> b. Likewise, for the canonical $host.

That just supports my view of what it does.

> Well, my proposal is not to replace -w64- with -pc- but to find a
> better way of fixing the problem reported in this thread.

There's nothing wrong with the way we fixed it.