From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Some comments on the MSYS-based build Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 06:39:38 +0300 Message-ID: <834nd9tgn9.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87hahfysx4.fsf@wanadoo.es> <83a9n2uxn9.fsf@gnu.org> <87obbi2emd.fsf@wanadoo.es> <83ppvyt1zl.fsf@gnu.org> <87k3m62ca1.fsf@wanadoo.es> <83k3m6t0dt.fsf@gnu.org> <87d2ry2b2h.fsf@wanadoo.es> <83hah9u4iv.fsf@gnu.org> <87hah9r8h1.fsf@wanadoo.es> <837gi5u0lh.fsf@gnu.org> <87d2rxr6dy.fsf@wanadoo.es> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1370662799 22520 80.91.229.3 (8 Jun 2013 03:39:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 03:39:59 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=D3scar?= Fuentes Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jun 08 05:39:58 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UlA0U-0003OS-CI for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:39:58 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56543 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UlA0U-0001PZ-1B for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:39:58 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57336) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UlA0Q-0001PT-Pf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:39:56 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UlA0P-0000FK-Mu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:39:54 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout22.012.net.il ([80.179.55.172]:39382) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UlA0P-0000F6-Em for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:39:53 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout22.012.net.il by a-mtaout22.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0MO2007001U5H000@a-mtaout22.012.net.il> for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jun 2013 06:39:52 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout22.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0MO2007WJ26FFQ20@a-mtaout22.012.net.il>; Sat, 08 Jun 2013 06:39:52 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <87d2rxr6dy.fsf@wanadoo.es> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Solaris 10 X-Received-From: 80.179.55.172 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:160259 Archived-At: > From: =D3scar Fuentes > Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:51:53 +0200 >=20 > Eli Zaretskii writes: >=20 > >> >> The key word in Earnie's message is *updating*. Indeed, mingw= -get-inst > >> >> is not intended for updating, only for installing. > >> > > >> > Then we shouldn't tell them to use it for installing, either. > >>=20 > >> Why? > > > > Because they will then use it for updating as well. >=20 > We can mention the restriction on INSTALL.MSYS and hopefully the Mi= nGW > guys will modify the installer for disallowing updates. Furthermore= , > nothing terrible happens if you accidentally reuse mingw-get-inst: = just > wipe all the MinGW directory and reinstall. I'd rather not make INSTALL.MSYS a tutorial on mingw-get and related issues. > mingw-get-inst makes installing mingw+msys a breeze. It is a waste = to > not take advantage from it. Is something factually wrong with the current text? Once everything is accurate, I think we can leave the rest to the users.