On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 08:21:57PM +0200, Erwin Waterlander wrote: >Op 25-4-2014 20:13 Tom Szczesny schreef: >> result from uname -a >> CYGWIN_NT-6.1-WOW64 Toshiba 1.7.17(0.262/5/3) 2012-10-19 14:39 i686 Cygwin > >uname -a on 64 bit cygwin should say something like: > >CYGWIN_NT-6.1 PC2 1.7.28(0.271/5/3) 2014-02-09 21:06 x86_64 Cygwin > >Note there is no "WOW64", and there is a "x86_64". > >>Sorry that I was not clear. I have an open source app (hosted on >>github.com) that was developed for Linux. It compiles and works on >>Windows-64 using my current version of Cygwin, but I suspect that I am >>getting a 32-bit executable as a result. >> >>I wish to get a 64-bit executable, which I intend to redistribute to >>other Windows users. >> >>Do I need to uninstall my 32-bit version of Cygwin from my laptop >>before I install the 64-bit version of Cygwin? >> >No, you can have both 32 and 64 bit Cygwin installed.
Right. Just install the 64-bit Cygwin in a different location. Note that if you distribute your executable you will have to pay attention to the terms of the GPL - you'll need to provide all of the source code for everything you distribute, including the Cygwin DLL. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
