[CLN-list] cln/ginac port to windows

[Michael Miller]

What you have done is wonderful - I'm simply providing another option.
In particular, what I'm suggesting

1) may be easier for Windows users (they simply download the file, unzip
it, and then they're ready to go).

2) provides a portable environment (the unzipped files can be copied to
a CD or a thumbdrive and then used on any Windows computer, without
installation).

I agree that there are many users for which your option is better than
mine, but I also believe that the reverse is true.  Why not allow them
the choice?

Mike Miller

Alexei Sheplyakov wrote:
>> and I thought it'd be appropriate to share the results.
> 
> It's also a good idea to check if some else already done it (hint: see
> http://www.ginac.de/Download.html)
> 
>> I have:
>>
>> 1) A 47MB zip file, containing
>>    - the gcc compiler, ported under mingw, along with the gmp and cln
>>      libraries
>>    - the notepad++ editor
>>    - a batch file that allows notepad++ to be used as a simple ide
> 
> Downloading 40+ Mb just to get CLN (or GiNaC) installed might be inconvenient
> (think about slow network connection, etc). Also quite a number of (Windows)
> users have MinGW installed (or can download it from a fast(er) mirror). So I
> don't think it's a good idea to ship compiler (and IDE) along with CLN (and/or
> GiNaC).