Hi, On Sun, Mar 04, 2012 at 11:30:08AM +0100, Cor Nouws wrote: > I have the idea that it might be useful to consider encouraging devs > on Linux to use Windows in a VM. > I know that some of the devs are actively using Windows build > environments, but also that others haven't even a running Win OS to > check certain issues. > Setting up a VM is not a big deal, and if needed the Board could > step in paying for licences. > It would make checking / communicating on certain issues much > easier. Checking yourself is more direct and often not much more > work than commenting that you cannot, and hope that others will shed > some light on it etc. Well, I could continue with listing other > advantages.
While that is all true, I wonder if it really hits the core of the problem. A developer would usually want to go fixing the bug and for that he would not only need a LibreOffice install, but instead a whole development environment to make debug build of effected libraries etc. And even with such a setup the build times are much longer and the deployment is much more clumsy than on Windows. It would only be worth it if we not only have licenses, but a ready-to-use VM image with a complete windows build environment. That might also help to get traction with Windows developers new to the project. However, it is also a lot of work -- not only to create it, but also to keep it up to date. Getting the resources for that task (setting up a image with a complete build env) is the tough one here IMHO. Best, Bjoern _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice
