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Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch
From: |
Peter Bex |
Subject: |
Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch |
Date: |
Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:12:24 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.4.2.3i |
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 09:08:25PM +0100, Felix wrote:
> > True. But the fact is that very few people test Windows or put effort
> > into fixing bugs under it. That's the direct reason why our latest
> > release is broken under Windows.
>
> Still, we need to support it. Nobody enjoys working under Windows, but
> it's an important platform to support, so we should do everything to
> make it easier to use. That will also increase the chance that people
> get motivated to help with the testing.
I agree. Windows sucks but needs to be supported. However, since
nobody among the -hackers cares enough to sign off on the patch,
you can just push it. This ^ was my original intended message.
Cheers,
Peter
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- [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch, Felix, 2012/12/05
- Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch, John Cowan, 2012/12/06
- Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch, Felix, 2012/12/09
- Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch, Christian Kellermann, 2012/12/10
- Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch, Peter Bex, 2012/12/10
- Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch, Felix, 2012/12/10
- Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch, Peter Bex, 2012/12/10
- Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch, Felix, 2012/12/11
- Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch, Christian Kellermann, 2012/12/11
- Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] resubmission of win64 patch,
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