Re: [MinGW-dvlpr] Installer fixes, recent releases and http://mingw.org/mingw.ini

[John E. / T. <td...@td...>]

techtonik wrote:
> >From "New installer" thread I see many talks about names and importing
> sources, but only few messages specifics of the mingw-get project.
> Seems like there will be curl-based component to fetch files,
> package/version logic are to be be handled by custom CPP code, GUI is
> also custom CPP, because frameworks add significant amount of data
> (about 2Mb to wxWidgets). Did I miss something?
>   

Everything is written in C and C++ currently, yes.

> The status of project is still unclear. Is it alpha, beta or just prototype?
> Synaptic looks ice!, but it is a lot of work to rewrite it in CPP for
> windows from scratch. Perhaps in wxPython, but it adds a lot to
> distribution. If smb. is going with CPP for that task - would it be
> easier to just add a custom control for component pages as a plugin
> for NSIS instead?
>   

It's still in the prototype stage. Yes, it would be easier to write
another NSIS-based installer if that was what was desired, but it isn't.
NSIS is good for multiple-page wizard applications, and the vision is
for something with enough disparity from this that it would in fact be
more work coercing NSIS into what is needed than it is writing it
without NSIS.

> How many developers are supporting mingw-get besides John E. TDM?
> Still wiki page with a status is much desired.
>   

I'm the only one writing code currently, but I prefer it that way as it
is still in prototype stage and I can make significant changes on a
daily basis. Many people have provided valuable suggestions on both
overall direction and specific implementation, however, and yours are
welcome too.

> P.S. Offtopic:
> Oh, I see comments about SVN. =) Sorry for bringing this "sensitive"
> topic up again - I remember that happened last time (I admit I can be
> too annoying sometimes), but when everybody talks about SVN I would
> consider making a poll. You are living in democratic countries after
> all.
>   

The project admins having thus far agreed to remain with CVS, I shall
limit myself to only commenting again that, indeed, I would prefer SVN
or even Mercurial, but it's not an issue with me.

-John E.