Re: windows installation

[Nicolas Roard]

On 8/26/05, Richard Fillion <rick@centrix.ca> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've been following GNUstep for a while now (mostly from IRC as 'rhix')
> but since I code for Cocoa I haven't had much use for GS.  Now I'm at work
> and have a lot of downtime so I thought it'd be fun to install GS at work
> and do a bit of code.
> 
> As the subject line says... I use windows at work (not by choice, I assure
> you).  Someone on IRC said there were "perfect instructions" to installing
> GS on windows on the gnustep wiki.  I found them no problem, then got to
> this line:
> 
>  Download gnustep using cvs
> 
> I don't know what else to say here except "You've gotta be f'ing shitting
> me".  I'm a proficient coder, and know how to go and fetch stuff off of
> CVS, that's not the problem.  I can technically do that step, but the fact
> of the matter is I shouldn't have to.  I refuse to build software for
> windows.  Same (for the most part) for OS X.  It's just not something I
> do.  If someone wants me as a user, they'll provide me the binaries so
> that I can install it in a few minutes.
> 
> It all comes down to knowing your target.  When in rome, do as the romans.
>  Deb packages are created for debian, cause that's what debian users want.

Which is why you can download binaries from the gnustep ftp in
/pub/gnustep/binaries/windows/

...

-- 
Nicolas Roard
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
  -Arthur C. Clarke