On 3/17/2013 9:45 AM, Christopher Faylor wrote: > I'd like to have a feel for how the 64-bit version of Cygwin will > impact package maintainers. > > So, I'd appreciate some discussion about this. > > 1) Do you have a 64-bit version of Windows available? > > 2) If no, would you be willing to install one? > > 3) Are you willing to download the current 64-bit Cygwin and start porting > your stuff, knowing that there are still bugs? > > 4) Or, would you rather wait for 64-bit to be completely stable before > attempting anything? > > 5) Does the existence of two different architectures make you think that > it is time for you to stop offering the package? > > 6) Would you be willing to have another person doing the 64-bit port for > you? > > 7) Are you ok with a 64-bit alpha release being made available which contains > your packages built by someone else? > > There are probably other considerations that I haven't thought of. Any > insights welcome.
1) Yes 2) N/A 3) Yes, but ... 4) ... I'd prefer to wait until it was installable through setup. 5) No. 6) No. 7) No. In general, I intend to maintain my packages for 32 and 64-bit Cygwin, but I don't have the time right now to do much troubleshooting. So, I'm trying to wait until the toolchain is easy to install through setup and the method of building 32/64 bit packages through cygport is well understood. -- David Rothenberger ---- daver...@acm.org Andrea's Admonition: Never bestow profanity upon a driver who has wronged you. If you think his window is closed and he can't hear you, it isn't and he can.