Re: Emacs build on Windows: Prerequisites

[dhruva <dhruvakm@gmail.com>]

On 2/28/07, David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> wrote:
> dhruva <dhruvakm@gmail.com> writes:

> > This will make it easier for me to build.
>
> Will it make it easier for the developers to maintain, in particular
> synchronizing it with the builds on other platforms?  The developers
> of the Windows port will be more qualified to answer this question
> than I am, but I still want to point out that at least I find the
> phrasing of your request coming across as somewhat self-centred.  A

I apologize for conveying something that I did not mean. Just a
communication gap. IMHO, since Emacs is distributed in source form,
there will be lot of people trying to build it. Hence, I was hoping to
reduce the dependency and make it a little easier to be able to build
on windows. It was not an attempt to complain nor criticize the
current setup but a genuine approach to make it more self contained.

> progression of the "Why should...", "Why can't it..." kind comes
> across like a complaint doubting the sanity of the addressed people's
> choices.  Whether or not that was your intent, it probably could have

Not complaining for sure. Before I start modifying the build files, I
wanted to know if there was a reason that I had completely missed out.
I just wanted to avoid spending time on a topic which was already
visited by other developers.

with best regards,
dhruva

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