[M3devel] mklib disabled

[Rodney M. Bates]

On 06/12/2015 09:17 AM, Jay K wrote:
>   > > It is true it did not compile with the released non-Windows m3core.
>   > > I fixed that.
>   >
>   > Not sure I understand, but it sounds like you want to put the github repo
>   > in a state where it can not be built by the 5-8 release?
>
>
>   No. It compiles with 5.8.6 now. I fixed that.

OK, I have no problem with that.

>
> https://github.com/modula3/cm3/commit/78f21828ad80422b467e31f18c779cebc0a580eb
> fix for bootstrapping from previous release -- copy in everything used from m3core/winnt.i3
>
>   - Jay
>
>
>  > Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:39:33 -0500
>  > From: rodney_bates at lcwb.coop
>  > To: m3devel at elegosoft.com
>  > Subject: Re: [M3devel] mklib disabled
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > On 06/12/2015 12:21 AM, Jay K wrote:
>  > > > https://github.com/modula3/cm3/blob/master/m3-sys/mklib/src/m3makefile
>  > > > https://github.com/modula3/cm3/commit/3389c3e2b8b320cce060c6620dcd77c4667671f1
>  > > > 1. m3-sys/mklib will not compile without things from m3-libs/m3core/src/win32,
>  > > > 2. m3-libs/m3core/src/win32 will not compile on non-windows targets, using the
>  > > > release compiler.
>  > > > 3. mklib is only used on windows targets anyway.
>  > > > So, omit mklib altogether, except for windows targets.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > It is true it did not compile with the released non-Windows m3core.
>  > > I fixed that.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > It is true it is only used when targeting Windows.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > However I want this the way it was.
>  > > In particular, because w/ it disabled, I have some propensity
>  > > to break Windows-specific aspects of scripts/python, that leaving
>  > > it enabled reveals. It is pretty cheap.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > Ok?
>  >
>  > Not sure I understand, but it sounds like you want to put the github repo
>  > in a state where it can not be built by the 5-8 release? If so, that is
>  > not OK. The github master branch should always be buildable by the most recent
>  > release. Otherwise, we are just insultingly unwelcoming to anybody who
>  > is not an insider.
>  >
>  > You are an insider. Just change it back the way you want in your working directory
>  > after you do a pull.
>  >
>  >
>  > > - Jay
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  >
>  > --
>  > Rodney Bates
>  > rodney.m.bates at acm.org

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Rodney Bates
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