Author Topic: 1.6 CSFML dlls in MinGW package depend on libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll (Read 5460 times)

venzon · « **on:** April 10, 2011, 10:32:51 pm »

I'm using the CSFML library to compile my application in Windows with MinGW/MSYS. I have linked my application with the -static-libgcc option. If I run depends.exe (dependencywalker.com) on my executable I see that it doesn't directly depend on libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll, but because my application depends on (for example) csfml-audio.dll, and because csfml-audio.dll depends on libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll, my application won't run unless I bundle libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll. I don't want to distribute libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll. Is there any chance that I can convince you chaps to compile the CSFML lib for mingw with the -static-libgcc linker option to remove this dependency from your officially distributed DLLs?

Laurent · « **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2011, 10:39:51 pm »

Everything is supposed to be compiled with the -static-libgcc linker flag. If csfml-audio.dll is not, it's a "bug", and it's most likely already fixed for SFML 2 (I changed the whole build system).

venzon · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2011, 07:07:02 am »

Indeed, all of the 1.6 csfml-*.dll files distributed on your download page don't look like they were compiled with -static-libgcc. Any change you'll recompile the 1.6 dlls with this flag and update your official packages? Or is 1.6 ancient history as far as you're concerned?

Laurent · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2011, 07:58:17 am »

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Any change you'll recompile the 1.6 dlls with this flag and update your official packages? Or is 1.6 ancient history as far as you're concerned?

Second option

But SFML is open source, nobody will stop you if you want to do it yourself and recompile.