Maintainers please weigh in on 64-bit Cygwin

marco atzeri marco.atzeri@gmail.com
Mon Mar 18 10:23:00 GMT 2013


On 3/18/2013 10:35 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Mar 17 12:45, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> I'd like to have a feel for how the 64-bit version of Cygwin will
>> impact package maintainers.
>>
>> So, I'd appreciate some discussion about this.
>>
>> 1) Do you have a 64-bit version of Windows available?
>>
>> 2) If no, would you be willing to install one?
>>
>> 3) Are you willing to download the current 64-bit Cygwin and start porting
>> your stuff, knowing that there are still bugs?
>>
>> 4) Or, would you rather wait for 64-bit to be completely stable before
>> attempting anything?
>>
>> 5) Does the existence of two different architectures make you think that
>> it is time for you to stop offering the package?
>>
>> 6) Would you be willing to have another person doing the 64-bit port for
>> you?
>>
>> 7) Are you ok with a 64-bit alpha release being made available which contains
>> your packages built by someone else?
>
> 1) Yes
>
> 2) Yes
>
> 3) Yes, for obvious reasons, I guess
>
> 4) No
>
> 5) No
>
> 6) Don't care
>
> 7) Yes, as is already the case.  From my point of view it's more important
>     to have stuff for testing purposes in an early stage.  I don't give a
>     damn if the package in the test release is built by me or by Yaakov
>     or any other maintainer who's willing to spent time on the efforts.
>

I Like the last point as expressed so clearly

>
> Corinna
>



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