Do we include gcc in maxima windows distribution?

I think (4) sounds like the best compromise. I don't think (2) by itself
is acceptable. The windows distribution should really be usable by
people who don't have a clue about Cygwin/MSYS and mingw.

Of course that easy for me to say -- I'm relying on others to put
together the Windows binaries. I can just barely get the supporting
tools for Maxima put together under windows myself.

--Jim


On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 17:45, Billinghurst, David (CRTS) wrote:
> I have been thinking some more on the windows distribution.
> 
> I am unclear what to do about gcc.  The maxima-5.5 release includes
> a stripped down gcc in a sub directory.  We can:
>  1. include a stripped down gcc in out distribution,
>  2. require that mingw gcc be installed 
>  3. Two distributions - both (1) and (2)
>  4. One distribution (2), and a seperate minimal gcc 
>     converts (2) to (1)
>  5. Option (1), with some notes on how to use an installed
>     gcc.
> 
> Option (1) the largest, but should be simplest for users.
> Option (2) is the least work for us and the smallest download.
> Option (3) is the most flexible, more initial packaging
> but probably more robust.
> Options (4) and (5) are compromises.
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