Robert Story wrote:
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 09:24:23 -0500 Alex wrote:
AB> Windows XP with service pack 1 includes a production quality version of AB> IPv6. There is IPv6 support before sp1, but it is not considered AB> production quality.
Well, that's a good enough reason not to put it in our binaries. I say we continue to ship w/out, and those needing it can build their own.
AB> I can create another Windows binary with IPv6 support and we can post AB> both of them. Any objections to having two Windows binaries?
AB>
AB> I would also like to have OpenSSL support in the binary as there is a AB> pre-compiled OpenSSL DLL available (so we will not have to include it AB> with our binary). This would mean we would need FOUR binaries..
Well, I was about to respond with an emphatic no, when I realized that we have
multiple binaries for Linux, Solaris and HP-UX, to name a few. However, those
vary by OS versions, not features. The analogy would be if we had windows
binaries for 98, 2k, XP, etc.
I think the bottom line will be if you want to spend the time to build them and
support them, then go for it. If nothing else, you could build them and we
could put them in the 'unsupported' directory on the web site.
Any other core devs care to chip in their 2 cents?
Another option is to compile 2 (or 4 if SSL) ways and include them all in the binary installer. The user can then pick what support they want during installation. That would of course make the .exe 2 or 4 times larger so it would go from 4 Meg to either 8 Meg or 16 Meg.
Alex
That option could get kinda ugly. I think that short term we are going to see a lot more demand for SSL than for IPV6 so an SSL binary package makes sense.
Andy
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