Re: Working Windows installers for 2.6.7 (was: Re: [Gcl-devel] Binary installation packages for Windoze)

[Camm Maguire]

Greetings!

"Donald Winiecki" <address@hidden> writes:

> Camm,
> 
>  
> 
> Glad to say that with some aid from Mike Thomas, I've got working Windows 
> installers for both CLtL1 and ANSI variants of 2.6.7.  What would be
> the preferred way of getting them on the FTP site?
> 
>  
> 
> I'll be writing up the process and can share the scripts used to create the 
> installers, but will be glad to continue with this task--the least
> I can do for the community.
> 
>  


Thank you so very much!  I cannot tell you what a service this is.
I'll attempt to get you ftp upload priveleges to the GNU site next
week.  Until then, perhaps you can point me to the location, and I'll
see if I can remember the necessary incantations for the copy :-).

Could you try Version 2.6.8pre?

Take care,

> 
> Best,
> 
>  
> 
> _don
> 
>  
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Don Winiecki, Ed.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor
> Boise State University, College of Engineering
> Department of Instructional & Performance Technology
> 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725-2070 USA
> E-mail: address@hidden
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> >>> Camm Maguire <address@hidden> 1/3/2008 4:29:21 PM >>>
> 
> Greetings!  Thank you SO much for your help here!
> "Donald Winiecki" <address@hidden> writes:
> > I've got the CLTL1 and ANSI variants compiled now--most of the MinGW and 
> > MSYS files recommended by Mike Thomas' are the (still) the right
> ones
> > (I tested the most recent versions of those files and then backtracked 
> > through each prior version and combination of files to discover
> this). 
> >
> Great!
> >  
> >
> > However, I am yet to get the embedded DOS batch file to run and make a 
> > desktop icon for the executable, and I still have to put together a
> > real Windows-installation package.
> >
> >  
> >
> > I suspect these last two things will take a bit longer.  Since there 
> > doesn't seem to be much demand for Windows' files, I won't have it on
> the
> > top of my things to do, but hope to get it done, and new 'how to' files 
> > prepared in the next few weeks.
> >
> >  
> While I agree there is no terrible rush, any effort you could
> contribute here would be very greatly appreciated, especially getting
> a downloadable installation package put together.  The reason I say
> especially is that this is the one aspect of GCL concerning which I
> have the least knowledge, and of course that Windows users are not
> accustomed to building software themselves.  Perhaps I can
> learn/assist along with you the basics of windows installers :-).
> I have remote access to a mingw box, but have not explored it yet.
> I've been uploading gclcvs packages to Debian of late to try to get
> cvs HEAD in shape for release.  While this is looking quite good,
> there is still more work to be done.  After this, I would greatly
> appreciate user feedback and experience using this branch, esp. on
> different platforms, including Windows.
> 2.6.8pre by contrast is nearer at hand.  I do think we will need a
> windows installer for this release.  I'd also like a working mac intel
> port.  Otherwise, the image (packaged as Debian gcl-2.6.7-36) is
> carrying axiom, maxima, acl2, and hol88 to all 12 Debian platforms.
> I'll be uploading a new maxima and axiom to the autobuilders soon for
> a double check.  Perhaps will get to a Debian nqthm package too, but
> not sure.
> >
> > Thanks to Camm and Gaby for their help on these things.  (Don't know were 
> > Camm is, but I'll bet the weather is somewhat nicer in College
> > Station, TX than it is up here in Boise, and I know for sure that
> > it's very warm and dry in Brissy!  Hope that you're all keeping warm
> > through
> My apologies -- the holidays imposed a brief hiatus.
> Take care,
> > these early-winter greys...)
> >
> >  
> >
> > Best,
> >
> >  
> >
> >  
> >
> > _don
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Don Winiecki, Ed.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor
> > Boise State University, College of Engineering
> > Department of Instructional & Performance Technology
> > 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725-2070 USA
> > E-mail: address@hidden
> > WWW: http://ipt.boisestate.edu
> > Telephone: (+01) 208 426 1899
> > Fax: (+01) 208 426 1970
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> Camm Maguire                             address@hidden
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Camm Maguire                                            address@hidden
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