On 02/14/14 21:52, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: > On 14/02/2014 15:35, Dmitry Yemanov wrote: >> 14.02.2014 21:16, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: >> >>>> Why to compile ICU by hands at all? What's wrong with precompiled binaries? >>>> >>> That is a interesting question. >>> >>> Would need to choose if include binaries in the repository or not. >>> >>> If not, build will not be simple and may need extra download. >> In the past, I was strongly against this idea. Now I'm not that sure >> anymore. So if others are OK with this option, we can go this way too. > Me too, specially because the source code size of the new version is > much bigger than the old one.
I was always against adding a lot of standard foreign code to our tree. Going this way we may end with having compiler and C-library in it :) So please let's avoid a lot of foreign libraries in our tree. For me it's not a question of src size (at least Internet becomes faster and faster), but an approach in general - where possible we should use standard 3d-party software. > >> AFAIU, the build itself would be as simple as now (provided that .lib >> files are downloaded and placed properly). >> >> > We would need a diff of all custom changes adopted, like removing things > from the data file, so one can recompile it. > > Build changes like separate win32/x64 binaries, although I was doing it, > would not be needed. On posix we may use OS-native packages to run and build firebird. Why does windows require custom changes? Old still not fixed MT bug? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android apps run on BlackBerry 10 Introducing the new BlackBerry 10.2.1 Runtime for Android apps. Now with support for Jelly Bean, Bluetooth, Mapview and more. Get your Android app in front of a whole new audience. Start now. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=124407151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
