When I did sherpa -install all, nothong was downloaded. 2013/12/13 Adrien Nader <[email protected]>: > 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
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