Raymond Toy <toy.raymond at gmail.com> writes:
> Rupert> Yep, and the feature would be very easy to add on that branch, because I
> Rupert> separated out the "how to provide documentation" stuff a bit
> Rupert> further. But I got bored of pushing the branch at everyone since it
>
> I don't think that should be a deterrent (pushing at everyone). After
> all, it's on a branch, and those interested will continue to look at
> it, and those that aren't, aren't using your branch anyway.
Ah, sorry: word with two meanings. What I meant is that I got bored of
trying to convince people to be interested in the branch. I've just got
a new job and have essentially no time right now but, when things settle
down, I intend to spend a bit of time tidying things up into a sane
patch set and building on Windows. Eugh.
> Rupert> needs testing on Windows and I didn't have a Windows machine to test
> Rupert> everything on. I've managed to install a virtual XP instance on an old
> Rupert> laptop, but haven't spent the time getting everything to build yet. And
> Rupert> it's all horrendously painful and not fun at all. Bleugh.
>
> I have a Windows machine I can use. But the last time I tried
> building maxima on Windows, it worked once and thereafter failed to
> even start up the shell (mingw?) anymore. So no promises on anything
> getting done. :-(
Yeah, it's horrible. And I'd quite like to get an SBCL build working
there, since GCL seems essentially moribund (and is far from being a
common lisp implementation). My attempts with Cygwin in a virtual
machine have been hilariously unsuccessful (pathname issues), but hope
springs eternal...
Rupert
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