Re: [Plplot-devel] Question about the separate Windows build system

[Andrew R. <aro...@ya...>]

At 04:40 PM 10/12/2006 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
> > I say deprecate the old build system for Windows and go to CBS.
> > Maintaining the extra code is a distraction--we can fold the useful
> > features of the win3 driver into wingcc.  We should preserve the win3
> > driver name because it makes more sense then wingcc.
>
>Yes, but as far is I know is the "win3" driver called "win3" since it
>was made for Windows 3.11 ;)

That it was.


>But renaming the driver would maybe a good idea. Like "Windows",
>"winxp", "winapi" or similar?

How about just "win"=85 "win32" will get 'old' when 64bit versions of=
 windows=20
spread, "winxp" will be 'dated' in three months when vista hits shelves,=20
and "windows" is more to type than "win" ! Although, I do like "winapi" as=
=20
well.

-Andrew