Hi Alan, > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan W. Irwin [mailto:alan.w.irwin1...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2018 1:07 AM > > Thanks for that confirmation on Cygwin. That is the first time in a long > time (if > ever?) that octave has worked on that platform for us which I regard as a big > step > forward. >
:) > And as far as MinGW-w64/MSYS2 is concerned, my guess is the information at > <https://github.com/Alexpux/MINGW-packages/tree/master/mingw-w64-octave-hg> > is for a pacman package for octave that has not matured yet so the package > build > results are not included in the official pacman packages for MinGW-w64/MSYS2. > But the small part of that package that we use for our octave binding build > and tests > might work well. So if you want to follow up further, I suggest you build > the pacman > package for octave following the cookbook located at > <https://github.com/msys2/msys2/wiki/Creating-packages>. > I guess it is worth a try ... Will keep you informed on progress. > As you know, my long-term dream has been to use Wine to help you out more with > both Cygwin and MinGW-w64/MSYS2 testing so recently I looked into that again. > But currently it does not look good. For example, both Cygwin and MinGW- > w64/MSYS2 upgraded from Windows XP to Windows Vista functionality a couple of > years back, but according to discussion at <https://github.com/Alexpux/MSYS2- > packages/issues/682> > Wine has a lot of missing Vista functionality that has to be implemented > before > either of those two distributions will work on Wine again. So until that > happens, I > am limited to just commenting from the sidelines concerning those > distributions. > However, I hope those comments (such as the possibility mentioned above of > building an octave MinGW-w64/MSYS2 package for yourself using the pacman > packaging information at > <https://github.com/Alexpux/MINGW-packages/tree/master/mingw-w64-octave-hg>) > are still of some use to you. > Pity about Wine, but it seems quite difficult to keep up with a moving target like Windows. Regards, Arjen 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
