From: Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
bart writes:
[...]
> Yes, but: the development and build procedures HAVE BEEN BUILT AROUND UNIX.
>
> So they are utterly dependent on them. So much so that it is pretty
> much impossible to build this stuff on any non-UNIX environment,
> unless that environment is emulated. That is what happens with WSL,
> MSYS2, CYGWIN.
[...]
**Yes, you're right**.
The GNU autotools typically work smoothly when used on Unix-like
systems. They can be made to work nearly as smoothly under Windows
by using an emulation layer such as WSL, MSYS2, or Cygwin. It's very
difficult to use them on pure Windows.
Yes, that sucks for Windows users who want to build cdecl or
coreutils from source without using an emulation layer.
(A large part of the reason for this is that the folks who
implemented the GNU autotools, for ideological reasons, do not
care about supporting Windows. I won't go into their reasoning,
and I will not express an opinion about it here. I am simply
explaining it. Discuss it elsewhere if you like.)
I don't believe that anyone reading your articles is a GNU autotools
maintainer, so your incessant whining about them is futile.
The fact that I can't easily build cdecl from source on pure Windows
does not bother me. I am not motivated to do anything about it.
If it were a problem for me, I might take a look at the GNU autotools
and try to think of ways to make them work with MS Windows. I would
consider doing so if someone paid me for the work. If the existing
maintainers were not interested in any such changes, they could be
maintained in a separate fork.
Now I've acknowleged your concerns, explained that nobody here is
likely to be able to do anything to address them, and suggested
ways you might address them yourself.
What now, bart?
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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
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