Hi, On Thu, Dec 12, 2013, [email protected] wrote: > > What is the relation of Win-Builds to mingw64. It appears the ming64 is the > core of it and then it addes on extra common packages and a user interface, > though I've not used it. It does look nice. > > I'd like to hear from users in this group who've experienced it, if there are > any out there.
Yes, everything is built (no binary repackage) through cross-compilation from linux using mingw-w64. Building from linux has several benefits: faster, a platform that is stable, changes very little and is redistributable which makes building one own's full binary set easier. There haven't been many more packages going in for 1.3 compared to 1.2 because of there were tasks related to the build infrastructure to do too. The 1.4 release will have several new packages since there is only one, maybe two, architectural changes planned. Right now there is no graphical user interface (anymore) but the usage of the command-line tools shouldn't be intimidating: they're really simple and there are only a few commands. Also note that everything is built for native windows and runs outside of msys* or cygwin and since you can also call the tools from msys* and cygwin, there is more freedom for everything you would want to do with them (integration with other programs like IDEs for instance if you wanted to make an IDE plugin). -- Adrien Nader ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
