Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] Qt 4.7 (help wanted)

[Mark Brand]

> > That look like a good way to do that, if that's really what should be done.
> > What about my doubts about whether reordering the search path is the correct
> > approach?
> >
> > -It's probably correct to have the gcc include directory *before* the mingw
> > include directory anyway.
> Reading a little more, you're probably right. You want to find C std
> library files from the compiler first - unless you really want
> otherwise. I wonder why Qt does it this way?

I should add that I don't actually know if Qt was responsible for 
arranging the search path.. I haven't investigated the gcc package from 
mingw for that version. Maybe it has this property too.

> The patch, however, will do roughly the same thing (if I read it
> correctly) - cause any reference to lib/gcc/*/float.h to include
> /usr/$(TARGET)/include/float.h instead.

Yes, but here the hack is more finely tuned. It only affects float.h.

> I guess we could try and see if anything else breaks.

The whole development version of mingw-cross-env builds fine for me.

-Mark