Re: Some comments on the MSYS-based build

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Óscar Fuentes <address@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:03:50 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> >> > I removed the "GUI" part.
> >> 
> >> IMO mingw-get-inst is far more convenient than mingw-get for easily
> >> installing the required MinGW pieces. It takes less than one minute
> >> of human work. I'll try to submit a patch to INSTALL.MSYS explaining
> >> where to get and how to use mingw-get-inst for building Emacs.
> >
> > MinGW people say that mingw-get-inst is only for installing
> > mingw-get.  I don't think we should invent our own MinGW procedures,
> > even if they seem to work.
> 
> That is a misunderstanding that results from the poor wording on the
> mingw-get-inst description.

I'm quite sure I've read it from the MinGW maintainers.

> Below is the patch that explains how to use mingw-get-inst plus some
> corrections to the mingw-get part. Feel free to modify it as necessary.

Feel free to install.