Re: GUB

[Werner LEMBERG]

From: David Kastrup <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: GUB
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 09:30:04 +0200

> Carl Sorensen <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>> In May, when we were discussing the limitations of 32 bit MinGW, I
>> asked Jan for an estimate of how much work it would be to add a 64-bt
>> MinGW to GUB.
>>
>> His answer was that GUB is a hack, and that he wasn't interested in
>> putting any more effort into fixing up GUB, although he would
>> certainly provide me advice if I asked for it.
>>
>> His recommendation was to move to Guix[1], which is an existing and
>> supporting package for maintaining appropriate package versions for a
>> particular user.  He said he would be willing to help with that, as
>> it's making things better, not just spending more effort on a hack.
>>
>> Are there any opinions on whether we should pursue a move to Guix?
> 
> Wouldn't that mean abandoning Windows?

I don't think so.  In

  https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/blog/2017/creating-bundles-with-guix-pack/

you can find this example:

  guix pack --target=i686-w64-mingw32 guile


    Werner