Peter Stuge wrote: > On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 07:47:36PM +0300, Alon Bar-Lev wrote: >>> The complexity issue works both ways. By doing cross compiling >>> you have now introduced additional packages to build it, using >>> derived header files. >> I don't understand. > > I think he means that in the current state which allows > cross-compilation the build no longer works with MSVC which > is the only thing many Windevelopers know and thus the change > can be perceived as a regression. >
Nicely worded! > This may not have to hold true in the future. > > >>>> Alternatively, I can produce .rc out of rc.in when we distribute >>>> the package, so Windows build will find already prepared .rc file >>>> with correct version. >>> I like that better. I don't believe there is any requirement >>> to build from SVN using Windows only. >> I don't understand... >> Do you agree to generate this files into the package tarball, and >> not build directly from svn? > > I take it he agrees. I like this much better too, the more "complete" > a tarball is the better! > Yes. > >>> Actually I don't like two build systems. I would prefer the >>> Windows based build over the MinG approach. >> Two = different for Windows and none Windows. > > To be clear; I think the ideal is to be able to build natively using > gcc on as many platforms as possible. That appears to be the consenses. > > On *ix this is nothing out of the ordinary. > On Windows this means using MinGW. > > When this works properly, we get cross-compilation (build using > i*86-mingw32-gcc on Linux to generate Windows binaries) for free! > > One thing to keep in mind is that a MinGW install on Windows is only > a few megabytes, while MSVC probably adds at least two zeroes to the > end of that. > > > Since there is interest for MSVC building I think that should be > welcome too, but as was hinted to a new SCB binary is the ideal > for Windows environments. It'll get there I'm sure. :) (With OpenSSL and gzip too.) > > > //Peter > _______________________________________________ > opensc-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel > > -- Douglas E. Engert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Argonne National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue Argonne, Illinois 60439 (630) 252-5444 _______________________________________________ opensc-devel mailing list [email protected] http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel
