Please update "mingw64-x86_64-gtksourceview3.0" - the available version has a severe bug
Marco Atzeri
marco.atzeri@gmail.com
Sat Jul 4 19:08:00 GMT 2020
On 04.07.2020 20:19, Michael Soegtrop wrote:
> Hi Marco,
>
>> unfortunately it will not be updated shortly.
>> The package is currently without an active maintainer
>>
>> https://sourceware.org/pipermail/cygwin-apps/2020-March/039877.html
>>
>> Are you eventually interested to adopt it ?
>
> I am not an expert for GTK3 but I maintain the windows build of a
> largish open source project which uses GTK3 and has many CI runs a day
> each with a freshly installed cygwin, so I find out quickly if e.g.
> dependencies break. I am also roughly familiar with the cygwin packaging
> process.
>
> So yes, if nobody else is maintaining it, I can do so. It is due time to
> give back a little bit to the cygwin project which does help me a lot
> (how can one survive on Windows without it?). I can also take care of
> the gtksourceview cygwin package (not mingw), although I have much less
> exposure to if this will work or not.
>
> And I guess I should take care of base GTK3 as well then, both cygwin
> and mingw (of cause only if the cygwin package doesn't have a maintainer
> already).
>
> What are the formalities?
join cygwin-apps mailing list, so you can ask anything
about packaging there.
read the guide
https://cygwin.com/packaging-contributors-guide.html
install cygport, look at the previous source package,
as most of the time things did not change too much
and when you are ready make a formal ITA (intention to adopt)
similar to ITP
https://cygwin.com/acronyms/#ITA
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michael
Regards
Marco
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