On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 11:38:01 -0800 Darren Duncan <dar...@darrenduncan.net> wrote:
> On 2020-01-06 1:18 a.m., Patrick Spek via perl6-users wrote: > > On Sun, 5 Jan 2020 18:27:01 -0800 Darren Duncan wrote: > > > >> The normal Rakudo Star releases so far are compiled, [...] > > > > For Mac and Windows, perhaps, but the release is similar as it > > always was for GNU+Linux. And I'm mostly aiming for that since > > that's what I use (and also what I can test). Hence, I need people > > to verify they can make binaries for Windows and Mac (and actually > > do it as well) before I can continue. > > > >> If your version requires users to run a Makefile or make or cc or > >> whatever or have a working C compiler, then it is a source release > >> and not the same thing. > > > > I never intended to make a "binary" release. I intended to make a > > Rakudo Star release, and I personally don't care if that'd be a > > binary or source. In the case of GNU+Linux, it's a source release. > > As long as we know what to expect. So it sounds like you're just > making a single source release of Rakudo Star that users of any > operating system would compile themselves, and not separate > Linux/Mac/Win versions as had been the case before. In that case, I > can do basic build testing on MacOS for you. I would just try > following the same instructions as Linux users more or less. -- > Darren Duncan Any additional testing is very much appreciated! I'd like to have someone that can generate a .dmg as well if possible, though, so we can continue to deliver some form of binary variant for mac users. -- With kind regards, Patrick Spek www: https://www.tyil.nl/ mail: p.s...@tyil.nl pgp: 1660 F6A2 DFA7 5347 322A 4DC0 7A6A C285 E2D9 8827 social: https://soc.fglt.nl/tyil git: https://gitlab.com/tyil/
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