[Gdal-dev] Win32: Supported build environments

[Mateusz Loskot]

Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> Mateusz Loskot wrote:
>>> Currently supported:
>>>  o Visual Studio 6 (via nmakefile)
>>>  o Visual Studio 2003 (aka VC7.1) (via nmakefile)
>>
>> I think we also (implicitly) support Visual Studio .NET 2002 with
>> the Visual C++ 7.0 compiler.
> 
> This version works, but I'm suggesting that we wouldn't actively
> test it.  Lots of things might work, but not be considered supported.

Frank,

Understood.

>>> My currently thinking is that we should add MINGW, and VS Express
>>> Edition support,
>>
>> The Express Edition can be supported similarly to VC++ 7.x/8
> 
> Right, I don't anticipate much in the way of changes would be required,
> but there have been occasional complaints and problems.  If we support
> the express edition then we would try and work through and test this
> compiler before releases.

I think it would be helpful if wecan setup dedicated
builders for every compiler we want to support.

Perhaps, it would be possible to have it based on VMWare hosts?

What do you think?

Cheers
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Mateusz Loskot
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