PhilipNienhuis wrote
Windows builds are made using mxe-octave and usually cross-compiled on
Linux hosts.
mxe-octave can be used natively on Windows as well, but the last attempt
by someone must have been over a year ago. Or even longer.
In addition, mxe-octave currently uses the mingw tool chain. MSVC once
worked but its maintainer hasn't shown for quite while.
If this isn't enough, building natively (on Windows) takes about 5-8 times
as long as cross-building on Linux.
Out of interest, what is the status of building Octave in cygwin? Is that
supported, bit-rotted or not an option?
Cheers,
Lachlan