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RE: gEDA-dev: Re: Cygwin port
Hi all,
all the cygwin related patches are now in CVS. Please check the CVS
version and report any feedback.
Thanks,
Carlos
El lun, 25-09-2006 a las 10:34 +0200, Timmerman, Bert escribió:
> Hi Cesar and all,
>
> I have an older version of gaf/pcb under cygwin/windoze XP running at
> home (the initial 20060123 tarball) on a P4 box and this runs as far as
> (the recently solved bugs) allows it to.
>
> I gave it a try with the recent tarballs, but to no avail (yet).
>
> So yes, I'm still interested in applying patches and such for the
> geda-cygwin port.
>
> I'm gone try these two patches tonight, and inform you tomorrow about
> any results.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Bert Timmerman.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geda-dev-bounces@moria.seul.org
> [mailto:geda-dev-bounces@moria.seul.org] On Behalf Of Cesar Strauss
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 7:13 AM
> To: geda-dev@seul.org
> Subject: gEDA-dev: Re: Cygwin port
>
> A small note: I try to read this list regularly, so there is no need to
> put my address in the Cc: field for future replies on this thread.
>
> Ales Hvezda wrote:
> > Hi Carlos and Cesar (and all),
> >
> > [snip]
> >> I was reviewing them to commit the changes into CVS, but I need to
> know:
> >> - if both patches are still needed to compile cygwin (the first one
> is
> >> newer and seems to include the second).
>
> I have evaluated those two Cygwin patches (the newer one is mine) and
> placed my comments on the respective threads on the SF patch tracker. I
> also sent updates for those patches to address their shortcomings.
>
> See:
> https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1564796&group_
> id=161080&atid=818428
> https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1564805&group_
> id=161080&atid=818428
>
> >> - Ales, you were doing some work for the Mingw port recently, and
> you
> >> disabled the cygwin port. Is there some reason to _don't_ support
> cygwin
> >> (i.e: don't commit these patches into CVS) ?
> >
> > I have nothing against re-enabling the cygwin port. I did
> > disable it because there were problems in the past, but they were
> > addressed with patches like this.
> >
>
> In my personal opinion, the Cygwin platform on Windows demands less
> effort to port and gives a greater chance of success. The downside,
> sometimes, is lower performance and more use of disk space. In the long
> term, a native version (MinGW) is more valuable.
>
> >> - I don't have cygwin so, if the patches are integrated into CVS, I
> >> will need at least one volunteer to test them. Anyone wants to?
>
> I volunteer. However, as the patch author, I would be highly suspect...
> Anyone else?
>
> >
> > Cesar Strauss was the originator and/or creator of the cgwin
> > binary packages on the gEDA website.
>
> About the Cygwin binary packages:
> Jason Childs was the one that created and uploaded them, I merely
> discovered a more efficient way to distribute them. See this thread:
>
> http://archives.seul.org/geda/dev/Jun-2006/msg00071.html
> which continues on
> http://archives.seul.org/geda/dev/Jul-2006/msg00000.html
>
> I did write a (slightly outdated) wiki page on how to build gEDA/gaf
> from source on Cygwin.
>
> I am currently working to update these binary packages to provide newer
> versions of the gEDA applications. I intend to submit these packages to
> the Cygwin project, so they could add them to their distribution. This
> way, there would be no need to keep Cygwin binary packages on the gEDA
> site, after all.
>
> > Cesar do you have a more recent
> > patch or patches for the work that you did for cygwin? Doesn't have
> to
> > be perfect, but I would like to get gEDA/gaf working out of the box
> under
> > cygwin and at some point get the mingw port functional too.
> >
> > -Ales
> >
>
> OK, Ales, I will put that on the top of my list. I sent some new patches
>
> to the tracker, already. This time, I used CVS instead of a snapshot,
> and have split them for easier review.
>
>
> > PS. Note, I'm quite interested in getting gEDA/gaf building and
> running under
> > cygwin and/or mingw, however, I am not volunteering to create or
> maintain
> > the ports. That's latest position. :-)
> >
> >
>
> I am willing to put some effort into it. Namely, I intend to help on:
>
> 1) Keeping the Cygwin port up-to-date.
> 2) The same on MinGW, in the long run.
> 3) Answering questions about installation on Windows, on the geda-user
> and cygwin mailing lists.
> 4) Filing (Windows-related) bugs an helping to solve them.
> 5) Evaluating and commenting on (Windows-related) patches
>
> Cesar
>
>
>
>
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