On Tue, 5 Dec 2017, Summers, Peter wrote: >> On Dec 4, 2017, at 7:22 PM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 4 Dec 2017, Summers, Peter wrote: >>> >>> I'm a complete ignoramus when it comes to Linux/Unix/etc, so >>> please forgive a potentially dumb question: What are the >>> advantages of building gretl myself instead of using the Windows >>> version? >> >> Not a dumb question, but I think the answer is this: Suppose you >> have an idea for a bug-fix or enhancement, and your preferred >> platform is Windows. Then you might want to download the git >> sources, make the change you have in mind, recompile and test. >> Then if your change works, you submit a patch (or possibly even >> commit your change to git directly, if you have the rights to do >> so). > > Thanks Allin, that's very helpful. Just to clarify, such a change > or patch would need to be in the underlying c code, right?
To make it worthwhile to d/l and recompile the sources, yes. Allin
