Jonathan Newton wrote: > On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Bram Moolenaar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Jonathan Newton wrote: > > > > > How are the installer packages from vim.org produced? Could something be > > > setup to trigger production of these files at regular cadence? > > > > It's a sequence of commands that need to be executed on a prepared > > machine. It might be possible to automate, but it's not easy. > > E.g., you need the right diff.exe, Python installation, etc. > > > > > I'd like to know more about the "not easy" parts and am willing to attempt > a solution. Are these problems only on Windows or for all platforms?
See the toplevel makefile: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/Makefile Only the Windows build is involved. Part of the work is to take the produced files and check that they install properly on various systems, with or without an older version of Vim. -- LAUNCELOT: At last! A call! A cry of distress ... (he draws his sword, and turns to CONCORDE) Concorde! Brave, Concorde ... you shall not have died in vain! CONCORDE: I'm not quite dead, sir ... "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
