On 2/25/06, Kevin Aubuchon <kevin.aubuchon@charter.net> wrote:
> Does anybody out there actually build the command line client for Win32?
> I've now invested several hours trying to build the cmd line client with no
> success. I can't believe there is any serious interest providing the cmd
> line client for Windows users. Having to jump through hoops such as
> downloading Python simply to create a make file just seems ridiculous. But
> that would be acceptable if I actually built the frickin' thing.
>
> If this group wants to involve more volunteer developers they have to remove
> at least a few of the hurdles.
We have a unified build system that defines abstract build
dependencies. It requires python to generate either unix Makefiles or
Visual Studio build files. If you ask me, I think it's rather
brilliant. (Though I had nothing to do with it.)
Sorry that you had problems building on win32, but you've not given
any specifics about your problems. Several of the svn developers
build on win32 (including me), and while it's a bit complex, it's not
insurmountable and 'full of hurdles'. The INSTALL file has always
been pretty accurate and adequately detailed.
The fact is, 99% of all win32 svn users have no interest in building
on win32. They just want the binaries, and that's it. It's just
about cultural differences. Unix ships with build tools, and even the
most inexperienced unix users expect packages to simply "./configure
&& make" for them. Windows ships with no build tools, and it's
*always* a project to get software building in Windows tools. It's
an area only paid attention to by very a small enclave of win32 users.
In any case, if you'd like to provide *constructive* feedback on how
to improve the documentation, or discuss specific problems you ran
into, that's great. But hurtling insults isn't useful, and stating
that we have "no interest" in windows users is absolutely incorrect.
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Received on Sun Feb 26 05:46:27 2006