Re: [Gcl-devel] defpackage non-compliant?

[Sam Steingold]

> * In message <address@hidden>
> * On the subject of "RE: [Gcl-devel] defpackage non-compliant?"
> * Sent on Fri, 27 Jun 2003 08:42:06 +1000
> * Honorable "Mike Thomas" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> | > Apparently that is because because you used Cygwin to host the build.
> | > That system is not supported - you need MSYS.
> |
> | cygwin includes mingw and all the tools (sed, sh &c) to support POSIX
> | scripts.
> 
> Yes but it's not as well integrated with MinGW32 gcc - it is much simpler to
> support a MinGW build with MSYS.  See
> http://www.mingw.org/mingwfaq.shtml#faq-usingwithmsys

CLISP can do ./configure --with-mingw and it will pass -mno-cygwin to
all gcc invocations.
I think the software should adapt to people, not vice versa.
Why should I install yet another unix compatibility tool just to
compile gcl?

Please do not consider this bitching.
You have no obligation to pander to my whims,
and I do not expect you to.

OTOH, if you want CLOCC/PORT to support GCL, you will need to place a
GCL/ansi at my disposal, either by providing me with a binary, or by
making sure that it builds in my environment (which, I bet, it not that
exotic :-)
(you can also just send me a patch, that would do too!)

Again, thanks for your help.


> | anyway, I don't think I will have much time to tinker with this.
> A shame.

is this "shame on you" or "what a pity"?

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