Re: [Audacity-devel] mingw32

[Dominic M. <do...@mi...>]

Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> Is it possible to compile Audacity with mingw at all?

In theory, yes.  So far 2 people have attempted, got it to
compile, but not run.

While it's tempting to use free tools, the fact is that right
now, no version of gcc for Windows produces code that's anywhere
near as optimized or as small as Microsoft's compiler.  I have
no idea why, but you can check the wxWindows mailing lists for
lots of testimonials to that effect.

I would be more than happy to help support compiling on Windows
with gcc if somebody wants to work on it.  But getting it to
work the first time would not be a trivial task - I estimate it
would be a week's worth of work for someone who's very familiar
with both Audacity, Mingw, and wxWindows.

- Dominic