Re: [Pyme-help] 0.9.0 ready to go (?)

[Martin A. <mar...@go...>]

On Monday 12 May 2014 09:29:54 Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 11. Mai 2014 15:12:18 schrieb Martin Albrecht:
> > # Changes #
> > 
> >  * new maintainer: me
> >  * pip install git+https://bitbucket.org/malb/pyme should work
> >  
> >     * python setup.py calls make swig
> >  
> >  * svn → git (also: sourceforge → bitbucket)
> >  * fixing op_export_keys()
> > 
> > Note that MinGW32 support is effectively dead, I don't have access to
> > Windows boxes to test the outcome, so unless someone steps up to help with
> > that, it's probably broken by the good ol' rule: what isn't tested is
> > broken.
> 
> Just a few remarks on this point:
> a) I believe windows-support would be an important feature, so we are in
> need of a maintainer of it. I'm starting windows too rarely to be of
> practical help here.
> b) We (at Intevation) mostly moved to http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/
> for windows builds, they also build 32bit, but the Initiative seems to be
> more solid. Or http://mxe.cc/.

I agree Windows support is good to have and I didn't take any active steps to 
remove it. I am all for finding a maintainer for it! I will mention the lack 
of Windows support prominently in the release notes, let's see if someone 
steps up.

Btw. judging from Makefile and setup.py pyme was supposed to compile under 
cygwin (cygwin paths hardcoded), That is, I don't think these targets are for 
cross-compilation, but I could be wrong. Cross-compilation would slightly less 
daunting as it can be done from the comfort of POSIX :)

Cheers,
Martin