Tim, > How does this work, do I just make a package, and then email cygwin-apps? > Is this valid for this sort of program, where it isn't even compiled using > cygwin?
I haven't had any comments on this program yet because, while it is a neat exercise and will be useful for other work, it will not be distributed with Cygwin/XFree86 until it is written in a language that can be compiled with a free software compiler, preferrably gcc or g++. The reason for this restriction is that we cannot have any barriers to entry that keep people without `Commercial Compiler of the Day' from contributing. When I joined the project we had a DLL that was compiled with MSVC++. I was told that it was impossible to avoid using this MSVC++ because the DirectDraw interfaces compiled in that DLL could not be compiled in Cygwin. Naturally, the first thing I worked on, and succeeded on, was making the DirectDraw interfaces compile under Cygwin without any MSVC++ compiled DLL. Eventually I see that either XWin.exe itself will have the functionality of your xlauncher, or we will have a stand-alone c or c++ program that provides the same functionality. Everyone here would greatly appreciate it if you would start working on a c or c++ xlauncher. Good luck, and thanks for contributing, Harold