Re: [Axiom-developer] (Possible) reasons Axiom didn't appeal to SoC coders...

[Bill Page]

C Y,

I can't resist "jumping" at the conclusion of your last email... 

Quoting C Y <address@hidden>:

> ... 
> Martin, is the most important thing for you to have available a
> Windows binary with the Guess package successfully installed?
> I can see where we might be able to put together a NSIS based
> installer of a merger of the latest build-improvements, the
> Guess package and maybe Emacs as a GUI for Windows, if that
> would help,

Yes, that is very easy to accomplish. 

> but getting to the point where we can be reasonably sure of not
> running into the same sort of issue that originally caused the
> problems with the Guess package is (IMO) a ways down the road. 
> (Not that I'm qualified to have an opinion - Tim, Gaby, or
> Waldek would be a much better source.)

I would not anticipate any problems at all - especially if we
can merge changes from wh-sandbox back into build-improvements. 

> I might be able to take a stab at compiling a Windows release,
> but I'd be starting from square one and I'm not completely sure
> I'll have access to a Windows box.  If that would be a very
> significant help, I will look into it - let me know. 

I hope Martin says "yes". Surely you can find a Windows box down
at the K-mart for not much money. ;) And I as I have said several
times before: I have done this before and I would be very glad
to help someone do it again. 

Regards,
Bill Page.