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[139.218.25.158]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d2e1a72fcca58-70b7ebb6a44sm1439712b3a.67.2024.07.13.10.11.01 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sat, 13 Jul 2024 10:11:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Corwin Brust's message of "Sat, 13 Jul 2024 05:35:39 -0500") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::42d; envelope-from=joel.reicher@gmail.com; helo=mail-pf1-x42d.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:321615 Archived-At: Corwin Brust writes: > On Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 12:57=E2=80=AFAM Joel Reicher=20 > wrote: >> >> 1) Is there anything you would like help with at the moment? A=20 >> particular bug or two? (You mention some in the talk but that=20 >> was 6 months ago.) > > There are a few (three?) open issues that I'm actively working=20 > on (this weekend, finally. yey). Depending on how that goes=20 > trying out the patches (building installer from updated scripts)=20 > will be very helpful, if nothing else. I strongly suspect=20 > there are a number of Windows specific issues lurking in the bug=20 > tracker however that takes a fair amount of effort just to=20 > research (searching Debbugs is something of an art-form). A naive search turns up at least 40 that look to me to use the=20 word "windows" to mean the operating system and not the Emacs=20 object. >> 2) How do you provision/construct your build environment? In=20 >> the talk I think you allude to it but never really describe it. > > I don't have automation to create the build environment. I=20 > simply install MSYS2/MINGW64 and then run the build with all my=20 > preferred options to configure until it stopps choking on=20 > missing dependencies. Ah, sorry; I meant the steps before this: the machine, and the=20 operating system. For example, do you create VMs semi-regularly with different=20 versions of Windows? Thanks and regards, - Joel