Re: Adding Cygwin and MSYS2 to DEPENDENCIES

[Bruno Haible]

Hi Collin,

> Before I add Cygwin and MSYS2 to the DEPENDENCIES file can you double
> check them?

This details about the two packages are correct. But the impression that
the entire DEPENDENCIES file would give is not right. Namely, the
impression is that all users need not only 'make', 'm4', ..., 'tar',
but also Cygwin and MSYS2.

IMO three things are wrong in particular:
  - Mentioning these packages for everyone. Rather, they are only for users
    who use Windows.
  - The word "recommended" should not be used, because it may be interpreted
    as GNU recommending something that requires proprietary software (Windows).
  - Make it clear that Cygwin is preferred over MSYS2. [1][2][3]

Bruno

[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2019-11/msg00018.html
[2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2019-11/msg00021.html
[3] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2019-11/msg00025.html