Re: [Chicken-users] eliminate the Chicken Windows binary distribution?

[Daishi Kato]

Hi,

I guess it's still useful to keep the Windows binary distribution,
even if the installation path is fixed. Obviously, it should be noted
that the distribution is not intended to be real use, but just to try
Chicken to see how useful it is.
In that sense, the Windows binary distribution does not have to be
the latest release.

Just my two cents,
Daishi

On 11/7/06, Brandon J. Van Every <address@hidden> wrote:
> The installation path of the current Chicken Windows binary distribution
> is hardwired to C:\Program Files\Chicken .  This can't really be
> changed.  Chicken currently determines all installation paths at compile
> time, there is no runtime capability for this.  Ordinarily, people
> compile Chicken using CMake or Autoconf, and installation paths are
> determined then, so this is not usually a problem.  But it is a problem
> when putting up a binary distribution.
>
> Neither Felix nor myself wants to bother with implementing a runtime
> capability right now.  I don't know when it will ever become a priority
> to Felix, as he's not a Windows guy.  It will probably never be a
> priority to me, as I'm quite backlogged on 3D and game development stuff
> as it is, with no free time for completely boring "marginal gain"
> capabilities.
>
> To wit, I propose that we simply nuke the Windows binary distribution
> and make Windows users compile with CMake.  Lotsa effort has been put
> into making the CMake build painless, far more than the vast majority of
> open source projects, so I feel no guilt or immorality in such a
> proposal.  Installation behavior will then be correct, and improvable if
> anyone has difficulties.
>
> Does anyone strongly object to nukeing the Windows binary distribution?
> This is your chance to speak up and say, "No!  No!  How dare you!  Your
> idea sucks!"  I'm happy to have such a data point, as it would indicate
> that the Windows binary distribution is actually used by someone.  If
> not, or if crickets chirp, then it's going bye-bye.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Brandon Van Every
>
>
>
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