On Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 06:48:43PM +0100, Nawak wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I really would have liked to start my message with congratulations and > all, but alas I can't even use the software! :) > I have downloaded concordance from the project's page but it doesn't > contain windows binaries. > As binary compatibility is problematic under Linux, I understand why > people distribute their software in source forms. > But usually binary compatibility is very good in windows, so I would > have expected to find windows binaries somewhere. > Did I miss them? If not, providing them would be greatly appreciated, > because compilers are not so ubiquitous in the windows world, and > expecting every user to download, install and correctly use Visual > Studio is a bit harsh! > Is there a technical reason for not providing the binaries?
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. I don't have Windows is the main reason there are no Windows binaries. :) That said, most people who would not feel comfortable downloading VS probably also don't feel comfortable using command-line software in Windows either. Although congruity, the python GUI that Stephen maintains, I believe works on Windows, but again, you'd have to have python installed and a handful of libraries, which I don't expect is all that common. There's the additional problem that if the binaries come from someone who is not Stephen or I, it's hard to know what's in that binary. I wouldn't mind pointing to a random binary, but I wouldn't want to make it an official download unless I was familiar with the person who built it. So that's a summary of the reasons both technical and otherwise. Input, suggestions, comments, feedback, are all welcome. Sadly, there are a variety of free, public build-systems out there for Linux, but none for Windows. I've been looking. If I find one, I'll gladly build and distribute Windows binaries (and be able to keep the Windows code more tested). -- Phil Dibowitz p...@ipom.com Open Source software and tech docs Insanity Palace of Metallica http://www.phildev.net/ http://www.ipom.com/ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
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