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> >> I have a Windows 8 VM there with a pre-release developer licence
> >> (that
> >> may or may not still work), but the biggest obstacle is there is
> >> no
> >> reliable recipe for creating a build environment with MSYS et al
> >> to
> >> create installable packages.
> >
> > In the interim, to catch dev branch build fallout early on (before
> > a
> > release), could a git-based (update/clone + build + raw make
> > install)
> > kind of model be utilised? (horrible, I know)
> >
>
> git is not the problem.
>
> The issue is I have no clue what pieces of MinGW/MSYS need to be
> installed where and in what order to get an "official" or even "sane"
> build environment.
>
> I have something on _another_ Windows box that sort of works but the
> build takes many hours. If I'm going to do this I need a "create the
> Windows build environment" recipe so I have something that is at
> least
> reproducible ... but that recipe does not seem to exist anywhere.
>
>
Let's defer discussion here till post 3.7.
I've been thinking we are way overdue for another PCP developers
meeting - I'll tee one up for soon after 3.7 - in a week or two.
So far my list of discussion topics includes this (Win32 builds),
packaging / tree splits (qa, books, pcp/pcp-gui) - keeps coming up,
code coverage status, managing external dependencies, current work
items ... please start a list and lets all convene soon (hopefully
we can add a 3.7 celebration to the list too).
Could anyone who wants to attend send through preferred weekdays
too? Usually we do a morning (Melbourne time), late afternoon or
evening US/Canada time depending where you are.
Open to everyone of course! Let me know if you want to attend or
call in and I'll get phone/address details to you.
cheers.
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Nathan
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