mxe/README.md

MXE (M cross environment)

MXE (M cross environment) is a GNU Makefile that compiles a cross compiler and cross compiles many free libraries. This repository is derived from MXE, and extended for compiling the following tools:

• libiosig/biosig-tools
• sigviewer
• stimfit-lite (without python)
• edfbrowswer It compiles also required prerequisites, and many other packages.

Supported Toolchains

• Runtime: MinGW-w64
• Host Triplets:
  • i686-w64-mingw32
  • x86_64-w64-mingw32
• Packages:
  • static
  • (shared - not tested here, use https://github.com/mxe instead)
• GCC Threading Libraries (winpthreads is always available):
  • posix (default)
  • win32 (supported by limited amount packages)
• GCC Exception Handling:
  • Default
    • i686: sjlj
    • x86_64: seh
  • Alternatives (experimental)
    • i686: dw2
    • x86_64: sjlj

Please see mxe.cc for further information and package support matrix.

Shared Library Notes

There are several approaches to recursively finding DLL dependencies (alphabetical list):

• go script
• pe-util packaged with mxe
• python script
• shell script