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How to force MingW to use 32bit lib instead of 64bit libs

Started by deebeesp, April 01, 2024, 09:06:05 PM

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deebeesp

When trying to cross-compile for 32bit Windows on Linux using MingW I get the following error:

/usr/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-ld: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/libmingw32.a: error adding symbols: file format not recognized

It's obvious that MingW is trying to 64 bit libs instead of 32 bit libs. It's a fairly straightforward issue but I have no idea how to fix. I already tried setting the search directories for the 32 bit lib folder but that didn't work. The -m32 flag also didn't quite help.

Any help appreciated.

stahta01

C Programmer working to learn more about C++.
On Windows 10 64 bit and Windows 11 64 bit.
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