Re: [xml] Building libxml2 as a DLL under MinGW MSYS

[Igor Zlatkovic <igor stud fh-frankfurt de>]

Hi,

>   Hard to argue against that !

I can hold against almost everything :-) During the long hours of religious
dispute with my mother and her saints, I have developed the ability to
produce a reliable contrary to any claim. I could perhaps make their High
Priest doubt his faith. :-) :-)

There is no argue in this case, because there are no opponents. We have many
different preferences and not one reason why they should exclude each other.
We just need a solution that works for everyone.

>   The problem is: nobody is able to regression tests all the various
> configurations for breakages in the changes. Not me, not Igor, nobody
> actually can check for all Windows different versions and build
mechanisms.

Fully true, that is the reason why noone can produce a solution alone.

>   The solution: apply the Linux/Opensource way, people should try the
> CVS version on a regular basis, Igor should not hesitate to break the
> Windows build to test them. Release early, release often, and make
> sure the user's feedback loop is tight. I'm afraid if we can't get
> this rolling then a more static Windows build environment will be
> the consequence.
>
>    Makes sense ?

It does. I shall not hesitate to temporarily break the Windows build in
order to test and possibly offer corrections for whatever broke it. The only
thing I have a problem with is commiting code which obviously breaks the
build permanently. However, if that code helps others, I should not deny it
by default, but rather look for an alternative together with the creator. I
must give you right there.

Ciao
Igor