On 2017-07-25 2:08 PM, Steve Mynott wrote:
To clarify Rakudo itself *should* compile on 32 bit Windows systems
(using either MSVC or mingw and maybe cygwin).
The problem with Rakudo Star is that some of the C based modules
probably don't work.
So is it feasible to remove those modules from Rakudo Star?
What manner of functionality are they? Would their lack be a problem for most
people?
It seems to me that one of these things should happen:
1. Modules that don't work with all platforms normally supported by a Rakudo
Star distribution get dropped from Rakudo Star.
2. Win32 is dropped from the main list of Rakudo Star distributions.
3. The problematic modules are expressly excluded from the Win32 distros, and
this fact is documented, while there can otherwise be up to date Win32 distros
with the core and all other features besides these modules.
If the modules you describe are considered essential, they should receive
updates to run with Win32; otherwise they should be dropped from Star as they
are clearly not considered that essential.
Dropped modules can still be installed separately as add-ons where they work.
-- Darren Duncan
