Bernd Prager wrote:
> I can see only 2 alternatives: either transfering libmysql.lib into an
> .a library (creating a .def file with impdef and then an .a file with
> dlltool;
That should work. I've read that Cygwin's ld can link against Microsoft
C libraries.
> compiling a Unix source MySQL just for the sake of the libraries.
Yes. You should be able to use a program linked to Cygwin-built MySQL
libraries with the native database server.
I imagine someone has built Cygwin MySQL binaries before, but I couldn't
find anything quickly. The mail archive (http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/)
isn't responding at the moment.
