From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richard Copley Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Windows snapshot builds Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 01:09:23 +0100 Message-ID: References: <878tako2vn.fsf@russet.org.uk> <87o9j9qif0.fsf@gmx.us> <87muyq4p38.fsf@russet.org.uk> <871sfxg4gt.fsf@gmx.us> <87d0z8ttey.fsf@russet.org.uk> <8737046ol6.fsf@gmx.us> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000007edca5056973571c" X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1523318880 27232 195.159.176.226 (10 Apr 2018 00:08:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:08:00 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Phillip Lord , Emacs Development To: Rasmus Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Apr 10 02:07:55 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1f5gpG-0006wl-In for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 02:07:54 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49796 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1f5grK-000875-9h for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:10:02 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38467) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1f5grD-00086t-RY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:09:56 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1f5grC-0002fJ-Pn for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:09:55 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-ot0-x22a.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c0f::22a]:42549) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1f5grC-0002f6-HB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:09:54 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-ot0-x22a.google.com with SMTP id h55-v6so10751557ote.9 for ; Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:09:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=xAc895LdkIbdxRH8W3hyertAGFLpm9f3NQfOm9S6hHo=; b=UFNWz6pcc+3m+0Qw8dWctLJZYMn7U3eCnE1JHBMMSHqUj2EL+c5721SnKOmLiRTyaP EdiGn6xts9KPfBVn32EgPtTvgDd8K34S1Mbhh4MqDLQq1Wm1rDyNctCTxIi8fGaxTDfB HQrl5YWsGa7OJ8FU1Y6v8ajZcR1ptPeX7MNmopoMpLbiocQdnSHJ47g+Z/X+j4/Sjo6s wo8HjP2YQQNoArIE05qNAv5M2MtRUDXqmtZtUvOFkTiVQpSauve+DeLJOc0e/QhK4Ys1 RAzHau9Px2INxNX9lYOiz1oGRMRAuLJSxwxp2OtZGdcmuJ5/gV7952td22P7cH67DArg awsA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=xAc895LdkIbdxRH8W3hyertAGFLpm9f3NQfOm9S6hHo=; b=Pw1+SwXeomMj6HKasukqCny1z0SY5QMtaH26hj7icYOv5cmI61GoYs5ekdhlJ2XRXj xopbBIQIMg7fewl1eyOInhV65DbF/MO//EHcbSM1kwxsAtzWNeEIMvv2RngN1e7vuPPp o3VrBGfHzljD857+0w2kYh2+RoevyRVNNKdH11616T1tjMGzGffUonkCqheVJ9qzTon3 2OAKEmHSnD4UmfVAyQ+F0yltlvW0XgmHId5XEmUo/HZmSl+OG8cdYEr3YpeYTnOYX/Wy 6z+v9C861pVtySf7XcAChr/wwGnlWnNFRs96vpXaxvYiVSCbis11tchWZaMmrdBSnESK Ouag== X-Gm-Message-State: ALQs6tARUuNqYzC4q5jlhHEO9sOqNYWssY/Ys1kKxow67lpykmjJoN4f /crzGU30DWfcYplrvCYh9fgz4+4mmBzoLnx9zJA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AIpwx4+w/IStDR9TnmqqPIoz+TU0/NevyqNQC7rz0iYSQsZs0UUzTpSQvRLPQLJy0dB4bhLoL/YaLP9d6kaorCVv7XE= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:6016:: with SMTP id h22-v6mr11185360otj.160.1523318993638; Mon, 09 Apr 2018 17:09:53 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 2002:a9d:4c87:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Apr 2018 17:09:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8737046ol6.fsf@gmx.us> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4003:c0f::22a X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:224481 Archived-At: --0000000000007edca5056973571c Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 9 April 2018 at 22:45, Rasmus wrote: > Stefan Monnier writes: > > >>> If I could, I would use MSYS2 to manage programs on my work-issued > Windows > >>> PC. I am not sure the admins have experience with GNU/Linux systems = in > >>> particular and UNIX in general, and as such are reluctant to install > >>> MSYS2. > > > > Maybe we could have an emacs-installer package which includes an msys2 > > system from which you can install further tools? > > Now, wouldn=E2=80=99t that be wonderful! > > Rasmus You can get that now, by installing MSYS2 then installing "mingw-w64-x86_64-emacs" using the package manager. How about if we provide official binaries in the form of MSYS2 packages, alongside the formats we already provide? --0000000000007edca5056973571c Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On 9 April 2018 at 22:45, Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> wrote:=
Stefan Monnier <monnier@ir= o.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>> If I could, I would use MSYS2 to manage programs on my work-is= sued Windows
>>> PC.=C2=A0 I am not sure the admins have experience with GNU/Li= nux systems in
>>> particular and UNIX in general, and as such are reluctant to i= nstall
>>> MSYS2.
>
> Maybe we could have an emacs-installer package which includes an msys2=
> system from which you can install further tools?

Now, wouldn=E2=80=99t that be wonderful!

Rasmus

You can get that now, by installing MSYS2 then installing "mingw-w64-= x86_64-emacs" using the package manager.
How about if we prov= ide official binaries in the form of MSYS2 packages, alongside the formats = we already provide?

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