[Xastir] Xastir binary for Windows - was OSM offline

[David Flood]

There are two main reasons that Xastir isn't available in a Windows binary right now:

1) There are no decent, low cost (or free) Windows compilers that understand makefiles and that support GUI's (there are one or two out there that output command line programs).

2) Xastir uses the Unix rule of "if some other program can do the work, use it rather than reinventing the wheel".

So, unless someone ports Xastir and all of the tools it uses over to one of the proprietary compiler formats, there won't be a native Windows binary any time soon.  Oh and whomever does this Herculean Feat must also then keep up with all the patches and updates for Xastir and every tool.

Dave
KD7MYC


-----Original Message-----
>From: James Ewen <ve6srv at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 7, 2010 10:07 AM
>
>If Xastir 2.0 is to ever to come to fruition, this needs to be
>something that is seriously considered. I've been following Xastir for
>many, many years, but I don't run it anymore. It is just not easy
>enough to deal with. If there are other cross-platform applications
>out there, why can Xastir not be made in a similar manner?
>
>Yeah, I know it's a free program that people work on as they have
>time, but if you're looking to take over the world, you've got to put
>enough sugar into the special "Kool-aid" to get everyone to take a
>good long drink.