From: Tim Ferrell <Tim.Ferrell@...>
Date: 2005-02-05T00:57:00+09:00
Subject: Re: aeditor-2.3

This link explains how to cross-compile for Windows from Linux...

http://www.xraylith.wisc.edu/~khan/software/gnu-win32/mingw-cross-howto.txt

HTH,
Tim

Simon Strandgaard wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:47:25 +0900, tony summerfelt
> <snowzone5@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 18:09:42 +0900, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>>Im sorry, there is no binary for windows.  Im developing on linux.
>>
>>>>It's still pure ruby tho', no?
>>
>>>version 2.3 is no longer pure Ruby,
>>
>>i usually try to get my linux/windows setups almost identical (in look
>>and use for the most part) that way i can switch back and forth
>>between boxes and everything is the same:  email, browsing, and
>>coding, etc.
>>
>>there's nothing wrong with writing a linux only application.  there's
>>tons of them out there, but doing it in a cross-platform language
>>hurts a bit
> 
> 
> I am terrible sorry. I want to make aeditor crossplatform. 
> 
> aeditor 0.x was only for ncurses.. a tui interface.
> aeditor 1.x was only for fox.. a gui interface.
> 
> I want aeditor 2.x to become both tui and gui.
> but right now its only for ncursesw (notice the w suffix.. it means
> widechar support).
> 
> Im right now working on importing my old syntax coloring code
> from aeditor 1.x into aeditor 2.x.  Hopefully I can accomplish this
> before this weekend ends.
> 
> Then I can look into what it will take to get it running
> on windows.  However I cannot compile binaries for windows,
> so if anyone knows how to do this.. please contact me :-)
> 
> --
> Simon Strandgaard
>