[GRASSweb-list] markus: web/platforms wingrass.html,1.7,1.8

Tue May 8 08:57:25 EDT 2007

Author: markus

Update of /grassrepository/web/platforms
In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv10831

Modified Files:
	wingrass.html 
Log Message:
updated; hopefully clarified

Index: wingrass.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /grassrepository/web/platforms/wingrass.html,v
retrieving revision 1.7
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -d -r1.7 -r1.8

--- wingrass.html	9 Feb 2007 18:11:20 -0000	1.7
+++ wingrass.html	8 May 2007 12:57:23 -0000	1.8
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
    <meta name="Author" content="Andreas C. Lange">
    <meta name="KeyWords" content="GRASS, GIS, MS-Windows, MS-Windows, Porting, cygwin, Microsoft">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../sitestyle.css">
-   <title>GRASS GIS port to MS-Windows Information</title>
+   <title>GRASS GIS ports to MS-Windows Information</title>
 </head>
 <body>
 
 <center>
 <h1>
 
-<hr SIZE=3 NOSHADE WIDTH="100%">GRASS port to Microsoft MS-Windows</h1></center>
+<hr SIZE=3 NOSHADE WIDTH="100%">GRASS ports to Microsoft MS-Windows</h1></center>
 
 <center><a href="../images/winGRASS_big.png"><img SRC="../images/winGRASS.png" ></a></center>
 <p>
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 <H1>winGRASS GIS</H1>
 
 GRASS GIS has been successfully ported to MS-Windows (NT, 2000 Professional, XP) with
-Cygwin extension. Currently (2006), also a winGRASS native port is in
-preparation.
+Cygwin extension. Currently (2006-today), also a winGRASS native port is in
+preparation based on <a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a>.
 
 <H2>winGRASS GIS mailing list</H2>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 <li><a href=../searchgrass.php>Search</a> Mailing List
 </ul>
 
-
 <!-- hidden links to make htdig and Google search the list archives (new and old): -->
 <a href=http://grass.itc.it/pipermail/wingrass/><font color=white>x</a></font>
 
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@
 The source code is identical to the UNIX version as the GRASS
 source code is rather platform independent. If you want to compile yourself,
 we recommend to get the latest GRASS sources from our <a href="../devel/cvs.php">CVS-Server</a>.
-Find instructions <a href="http://geni.ath.cx/grass.html#toc8">here</a>.
 For questions, please contact above mailing list.
 <P>
 
@@ -66,46 +64,49 @@
 bug reporting system and read the manuals and old posts to the mailing
 lists. See <a href="../bugtracking/index.php">here</a> for reporting bugs.
 
+<b>Download pre-compiled winGRASS/Cygwin binaries:</b>
+<ul>
+<li> Download <a href="../download/index.php">precompiled GRASS 6 port to MS-Windows/Cygwin</a>
+</ul>
+
 <H2>Option 2: Native winGRASS GIS</H2>
 
-A new, parallel project works on the native port of GRASS to MS-Windows.
-All changes are integrated into the CVS version of GRASS 6.1.
-Compiling GRASS natively on MS-Windows integrated with QGIS: see
-<a href="http://wiki.qgis.org/qgiswiki/BuildingWindowsBinaryOnLinux">Building Windows Binary On Linux</a>
-(Cross compilation with MinGW).
+The GRASS Development Team works on a more "native" port of GRASS to MS-Windows.
+It is based on the <a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> environment.
+All changes are integrated into the CVS HEAD version of GRASS 6.
+<P>
 
-<H2>Notes</H2>
+<b>Compile instructions</b>
 
 <ul>
-<li>NOTE 1: GRASS does not cope (yet) with spaces in directory names. Take this
-into account when installing GRASS on MS-Windows.</li>
-<li>NOTE 2: When selecting the root install directory, make sure that
-the "Default Text File Type" is set to Unix.</li>
-<li>NOTE 3: You must install/compile GRASS on an NTFS partition 
-(FAT will not work!)</lli>
+<li>Compiling GRASS natively on MS-Windows/MinGW : see
+<a href="http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/wiki/WinGRASS_Current_Status">Instructions in GRASS Wiki</a>
+<li>Compiling GRASS natively on MS-Windows integrated with QGIS: see
+<a href="http://wiki.qgis.org/qgiswiki/BuildingWindowsBinaryOnLinux">Building Windows Binary On Linux</a> (Cross compilation with MinGW).
 </ul>
 
-<H2>Download binaries</H2>
-
-<b>Download pre-compiled winGRASS binaries:</b>
+<b>Download pre-compiled winGRASS/MinGW binaries (experimental):</b>
 <ul>
-<li> Cygwin based: Download <a href="../grass60/binary/mswindows/cygwin_grass.html">precompiled
-	package of the GRASS 6 port to MS-Windows/Cygwin</a>
-<li> Native port with QGIS integration: <a href="http://mpa.itc.it/radim/wingrass/">native winGRASS</a>
-  
+<li> <a href="http://moritz.homelinux.org/grass/wingrass/">"native" winGRASS package</a> (no Cygwin needed)
 </ul>
 
 
-<p><b>Download source code
-(to compile GRASS from scratch on MS-Windows):</b>
+<H2>Notes</H2>
+
+(apply to Cygwin only?)
+
 <ul>
-<li>
-Get the latest <a href="../download/index.php">GRASS sources.</a></li>
+<li>NOTE 1: GRASS does not cope (yet) with spaces in directory names. Take this
+into account when installing GRASS on MS-Windows.</li>
+<li>NOTE 2: When selecting the root install directory, make sure that
+the "Default Text File Type" is set to Unix.</li>
+<li>NOTE 3: You must install/compile GRASS on an NTFS partition 
+(FAT will not work!)</lli>
 </ul>
 
 <!-- FOOTER -->
 <hr>
-<DIV ALIGN=right>&copy; 2000-2006 GRASS Development Team<br>
+<DIV ALIGN=right>&copy; 2000-2007 GRASS Development Team<br>
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