Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> writes: > 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
But we'd not longer have regular Windows installers, right? -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
