[OpenAFS-devel] call for windows buildbot contribution

[Dave Botsch]

There's a reasonably detailed howto here:

the README-WINDOWS file in the root of the OpenAFS source code tree for
instructions and software needed to build OpenAFS on Microsoft Windows


On Sat, May 07, 2016 at 12:25:30AM +0300, Kostas Liakakis wrote:
> Hi again,
> 
> I have offered to contribute Windows builders back then but the lack of
> any solid how-to has held me back. I have hardware resources (nothing
> top-notch but still many units) to contribute but completelly lack the
> know how.
> 
> If there is something I can follow that is less vague than "find out
> what tools are required, grab a suitable VS version and tweak the
> builder as necessary" I'd be happy to chip in.
> 
> -Kostas
> 
> On 05/06/2016 08:03 PM, Benjamin Kaduk wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > It's been more than four months since I sent this call for contributions,
> > and there are still no Windows builders configured for the OpenAFS
> > buildbot setup.  It seems that the time to prepare a patch removing
> > Windows support from the master tree is arriving, given the apparent lack
> > of community interest in supporting Windows builds.
> > 
> > If anyone had started to prepare a Windows builder to contribute but got
> > stuck and was waiting for input from me or someone else, my apologies for
> > the oversight; now would be a good time to send a reminder about the
> > inquiry.
> > 
> > -Ben
> >
> 



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