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Re: [Dev-C++] Compiling Cygwin



Le Mercredi 8 Mai 2002 15:26, Hongli Lai a écrit :
> Why don't you just use the binaries? Win32 binaries run on every Windows
> system,
> so there's not much point in compiling them yourself.

I wouldn't like to use the Cygwin installer because it might conflict with 
W32/Debian packages. Let me explain again what I would like to contribute :

1) Package management

- Port Debian dpkg to native Windows and compile it using mingw. This task has 
nearly been accomplished on http://debian-cygwin.sourceforge.net/bootstrap/.

dpkg is a very powerfull package system comparable to RPM on Linux. I don't 
know if it is possible to compile dpkg natively under Windows using mingw.

- Create W32/Debian packages providing mingw core packages.

- Compile Cygwin.dll using mingw. This will enable the creation of a first 
W32/Debian Cygwin.dll package. This should be possible using MSYS-1.0.7 and 
MinGW-1.1.

This will allow to create W32/Debian packages and tell wether they depend on 
Cygwin or not. For example, we may offer Perl with depency to Cygwin and 
another one with no depency (mingw).

- Create W32/Debian packages providing Cygwin core packages.

- Create a bunch of packages (Xfree / qt2 / KDE2 / Gnome). Porting has already 
been accomplised on Cygwin. Even KDE3 is on the way.

- Create packages for Windows only software like Dev-C++. Nearly all GNU 
Windows native programs should be included.

2) GUI installer

W32/Debian installation should be performed within a single GUI. The 
installation program will give access to all W32/Debian packages at once. 
Packages will be available on Debian mirrors.

As Cygwin and mingw can co-exist, I think this project could well be achieved. 
Any candidate? Help welcome.

Cheers,
Jean-Michel POURE


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