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However, it'll still be incredibly useful for cross-compilation.
by JoshTriplett 7y ago
However, it'll still be incredibly useful for cross-compilation.
- ncmncm 7y agoJust to be clear: this means useful for developers who need to build programs to run on Windows, but can scarcely imagine developing on it. They treat it as a huge embedded system. Last I heard, the maintainer of MinGW was one of those: never booted Windows, and tested only on Wine. (That was 20 years ago.) Someday Microsoft will be among their august number.
- JoshTriplett 7y ago> Just to be clear: this means useful for developers who need to build programs to run on Windows, but can scarcely imagine developing on it. They treat it as a huge embedded system. I'm not just talking about people who don't want to run Windows, I'm talking about things like CI infrastructure. Much easier to automate cross-building everything from one platform with one set of tools.
- ncmncm 7y agoCI is probably the more important use. You certainly wouldn't want to host your CI system on Windows, regardless of what it's building code for. That said, apparently Microsoft's still is. For now.