Hi Alan, yes, I will write a report on my experiences with Cygwin now they are still fresh in my memory. I agree with you that the easy stuff is indeed done and I do not think I will get any further before the deadline.
Regards, Arjen > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan W. Irwin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 7:34 PM > To: Arjen Markus > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Plplot-devel] Cygwin - for the next release? > > On 2013-09-17 11:04-0000 Arjen Markus wrote: > > > Hi, > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Arjen Markus [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 12:50 PM > >> To: Alan W. Irwin > >> Cc: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [Plplot-devel] Cygwin - for the next release? > >> > >> Hi Alan, > >> > >> ... > >> > >> I did note that pango is not found. Perhaps this is the cause for the cairo > problems? > >> For these I have been unable to find a reason - Google did not bring > >> up anything that seemed relevant, nor did dependency walker or ldd show > missing libraries. > >> > >> Well, I will try and dig further. > >> > > > > The message was actually about pango, pangoft2 AND lasi. It is the last > > that is not > found. > > Yes, you would have to build libLASi yourself on Cygwin in order to get the > psttf > device driver to work, but probably that psttf functionality is not worth the > effort since > you have all the different cairo (without dyndrivers) and qt PostScript > device drivers > working. > > It sounds to me like you are now finished with all the "easy" stuff on > Cygwin, and the > rest is going to take substantially more effort. > Therefore, could you write up your current Cygwin results on our Wiki? > > Once that task is completed (hopefully in the next few days and still > comfortably > before the September 28th deadline for the release) I plan (unless you prefer > to do it > yourself) to write up the highlights of your Cygwin breakthrough in > README.release > while referring to your Wiki writeup for all the details. Of course, the > wiki notes > should include details of all the issues you encountered on the Cygwin > platform, but > in contrast I plan in README.release to emphasize the positive generalities > of your > breakthrough. After all, the fundamental goal of that section of the release > notes > should be to encourage Windows users to try out the Cygwin platform with many > of > the dependency issues solved so they get access to a much more complete and > powerful PLplot than is readily available for other Windows platforms. If > those release > notes do encourage more Windows users to try building PLplot on Cygwin like I > hope, > then you might be able to recruit some additional manpower/expertise to help > solve > the remaining PLplot issues on Cygwin. > > Alan > __________________________ > Alan W. Irwin > > Astronomical research affiliation with Department of Physics and Astronomy, > University of Victoria (astrowww.phys.uvic.ca). > > Programming affiliations with the FreeEOS equation-of-state implementation for > stellar interiors (freeeos.sf.net); the Time Ephemerides project > (timeephem.sf.net); > PLplot scientific plotting software package (plplot.sf.net); the libLASi > project > (unifont.org/lasi); the Loads of Linux Links project (loll.sf.net); and the > Linux Brochure > Project (lbproject.sf.net). > __________________________ > > Linux-powered Science > __________________________ DISCLAIMER: This message is intended exclusively for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. The foundation 'Stichting Deltares', which has its seat at Delft, The Netherlands, Commercial Registration Number 41146461, is not liable in any way whatsoever for consequences and/or damages resulting from the improper, incomplete and untimely dispatch, receipt and/or content of this e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/20/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58041151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
