[odb-users] Problem with building odb compiler 2.4 with mingw-w64 for Windows x86_64

[Boris Kolpackov]

Савицкий Юрий <mr-l-ik at yandex.ru> writes:

> I am trying to compile odb compiler for x86_64 for windows with mingw-w64.
>
> [...]
> 
> My questions are:
>
> May be there is prebuild version of odb compiler for x86_64 windows
> somewhere?

There is a 32-bit (i686) version that should be perfectly usable on
64-bit Windows:

https://codesynthesis.com/products/odb/download.xhtml


> And is it even possible to build odb compiler with gcc 4.8.3 (or any
> kind) mingw-w64 for x86_64 windows? :)

We've actually implemented "proper" GCC plugin support for Windows[1],
it has been merged, and will be available in the upcoming GCC 8.1.0
release. We've also back-ported the patch to GCC 7.2.0 and our
build2-mingw distribution[2] includes the build of GCC with plugins
enabled.

We've also implemented initial support for building ODB as a dynamic
plugin for Windows using the build2 build system. It is still a bit
rough around the edges, but usable. So if you would like to build
ODB yourself, let me know and I will give you some pointers (it will
have to be the current master, however).

[1] https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2017-11/msg01040.html
[2] https://stage.build2.org/0/

Boris