2008/1/11, Yaakov (Cygwin Ports) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Cygwin-ports-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cygwin-ports-general
