Re: 3.6.0 release

[Joaquim Luis]

John W. Eaton wrote
> 
> On 24-Nov-2011, Joaquim Luis wrote:
> 
> | John W. Eaton wrote
> | > 
> | >  we have no way to do
> | > packaging for OS X or Windows, at least that I know of so we have to
> | > rely on volunteers. 
> | > 
> | > jwe
> | > 
> | 
> | I'm sorry but I cannot understand understand this. There have been
> several
> | posts in this list were posters refer to having succeed in building a
> | Windows version. It's not always clear if they did it with Tatsuro's
> | scripts/dependencies or or not but the fact is that they succeed. 
> | So if developers are not going to produce the official Windows binaries: 
> | 
> | WHO WILL?
> 
> I don't think the Octave project has any obligation to distribute
> binaries for any system.
> 
> If we are going to distribute binaries, then we need some way that the
> effort involved can be shared.  Otherwise, as we have seen in the
> past, we end up putting to much work on one or two individuals who
> then burn out or otherwise lose interest and we are left with no way
> to build binaries for future versions.
> 
> jwe
> 

Than the honest thing to do is to assume that and put clearly on the Octave
page that Windows is not supported.


P.S. I can build Octave (with the Michael's invaluable help) so I hope that
doesn't put me on risk off 'burning'.

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