2008/1/11, Yaakov (Cygwin Ports) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> Reini Urban wrote:
> | Hmm. Good argument.
> | Maybe a -i386 suffix against the -i64 suffix is in order.
> | i64 assumes fastcall-like calling conventions which don't support.
> | (first 4 args via registers, rest on the stack)
> |
> | And later we want to come up with a proper CPAN release of a Cygwin
> package.
> | We want more API functions from the dll, and mount table handling.
> | Cygwin::Version as package is still forbidden. hmm.
>
> The change would mean, of course, rebuilding the other modules which
> you've already done once for 5.10, but as this is still in experimental,
> the end users shouldn't really be affected yet.
>
> If you're prepared to make this change, I would propose the following
> schedule:
>
> * I wrap up my current dev cycle and upload over the weekend, which
> would be a "pre-5.10" snapshot;
>
> * you re-release 5.10 with the expanded archlib ASAP;

not over this weekend please!
I'm still on a business trip somewhere in detroit with only my laptop
and poor internet connection.
next weekend would be better.

> * I then begin reviewing all 120+ Perl modules and anything else
> depending on (lib)perl for 5.10, eliminating any cruft, duplication,
> etc. and rebuilding the rest (could easily take 2+ weeks of continued
> development);

most modules build out of the box.
and the errors I found are for 5.8.8 also. just the B modules are
problematic, B::Generate I fixed recently.
The 5.10 B compiler suite is not ready yet.

> * once complete, we coordinate your stabilization of 5.10 in the distro
> with my uploads to sourceware (3 modules) and Ports.

ok.
name proposals of the archlib? The generated ones as they used to be
in older days?
-- 
Reini

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