From: David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> Subject: Re: GUB Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 09:30:04 +0200
> Carl Sorensen <c_soren...@byu.edu> writes: > >> In May, when we were discussing the limitations of 32 bit MinGW, I >> asked Jan for an estimate of how much work it would be to add a 64-bt >> MinGW to GUB. >> >> His answer was that GUB is a hack, and that he wasn't interested in >> putting any more effort into fixing up GUB, although he would >> certainly provide me advice if I asked for it. >> >> His recommendation was to move to Guix[1], which is an existing and >> supporting package for maintaining appropriate package versions for a >> particular user. He said he would be willing to help with that, as >> it's making things better, not just spending more effort on a hack. >> >> Are there any opinions on whether we should pursue a move to Guix? > > Wouldn't that mean abandoning Windows? I don't think so. In https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/blog/2017/creating-bundles-with-guix-pack/ you can find this example: guix pack --target=i686-w64-mingw32 guile Werner _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
