Re: [Gimp-developer] [Gimp-user] How to compile a vala GIMP plugin on Windows pc?

[Bill Ross via gimp-developer-list]

To be clear, I don't speak for gimp, haven't worked on it even, but did look 
into Windows programming for a possible job during a dry spell, and I'd rather 
code in COBOL with vi. So, sorry the intent was wasted. 
:-)BillAI:http://phobrain.com/pr/home/view.html
-------- Original message --------From: Christopher Curtis via 
gimp-developer-list <gimp-developer-list@gnome.org> Date: 1/3/21  6:48 PM  
(GMT-08:00) To: gimp-developer <gimp-developer-list@gnome.org> Subject: Re: 
[Gimp-developer] [Gimp-user] How to compile a vala GIMP plugin
  on Windows pc? These are incredibly unhelpful responses.It is fine to 
evangelize if you are also providing useful information, butone cannot 
simultaneously bemoan the lack of developers for a particularplatform and also 
chastise those developing on that platform.To the original questioner, I would 
suggest following Jernej's advice. I,unfortunately, don't regularly use Windows 
or Vala, but there are claims ofVala support in 2.99.4 so someone must have had 
some success. I do have aWindows 10 machine that I installed Debian on using 
WSL2 (I may have eveninstalled it from the Microsoft Store) - that may be an 
easier solutionthan installing MSys2, but I cannot say authoritatively. If 
nothing else,it may be a better first step to ensure you can build the plugin 
onGIMP's primary development environment, then try it with MSys2.If you can 
document your Windows Vala Plugin build process in the Wiki thatwould be even 
better. This may be useful to get 
started:https://wiki.gimp.org/wiki/Hacking:Building/WindowsIdeally, GIMP would 
provide a Windows SDK that plugins could be builtagainst, but I don't know if 
anyone has considered that. It's quitepossible that with GObject introspection 
simply installing the GIMPexecutable provides that function and you only need a 
Vala compiler tocompile the Vala code (I don't know how linking works in that 
case, but itsounds nice).ChrisOn Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 5:52 PM Bill Ross via 
gimp-developer-list <gimp-developer-list@gnome.org> wrote:> If you can find any 
online docs on Windows programming, that should> finish convincing you.>> 
Bill>> On 1/3/21 12:36 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:> > Save yourself a life time of 
trouble and switch ovr the a GNU system now> --> Phobrain.com> 
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