Re: RFR: 8257679: Improved unix compatibility layer in Windows build (winenv) [v7]

2020-12-07 Thread Erik Joelsson
On Sat, 5 Dec 2020 01:13:34 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote: >> For the build to work on Windows, we need a unix compatibility layer (known >> as the "winenv" in the build system). This can be e.g. Cygwin or Msys. The >> build system then needs to adapt various aspect to get the build to work in

Re: RFR: 8257679: Improved unix compatibility layer in Windows build (winenv) [v7]

2020-12-07 Thread Bernhard Urban-Forster
On Sat, 5 Dec 2020 01:13:34 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote: >> For the build to work on Windows, we need a unix compatibility layer (known >> as the "winenv" in the build system). This can be e.g. Cygwin or Msys. The >> build system then needs to adapt various aspect to get the build to work in

Re: RFR: 8257679: Improved unix compatibility layer in Windows build (winenv) [v7]

2020-12-07 Thread Bernhard Urban-Forster
On Sat, 5 Dec 2020 01:13:34 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote: >> For the build to work on Windows, we need a unix compatibility layer (known >> as the "winenv" in the build system). This can be e.g. Cygwin or Msys. The >> build system then needs to adapt various aspect to get the build to work in

Re: RFR: 8257679: Improved unix compatibility layer in Windows build (winenv) [v7]

2020-12-04 Thread Magnus Ihse Bursie
> For the build to work on Windows, we need a unix compatibility layer (known > as the "winenv" in the build system). This can be e.g. Cygwin or Msys. The > build system then needs to adapt various aspect to get the build to work in > this winenv. Over time, our current solutions (which were nev