[FIXED] Windows binary
sergeevabc opened this issue · comments
Dear Michael,
Could you be so kind to generate .exe for the rest of us who are merely users w/o compiler?
mdp is perfectly buildable within Cygwin environment on Windows. Provided one has all dependencies installed though its package management system.
Last time I tried to build a static win32 binary of mdp, it was detected malicious by avira/kasperski. Maybe someone with more win32 build experience can step in here. Or we can try to get it into the cygwin repo.
Is there anything a mere user like me could do to expedite a resolution of this issue?
@visit1985, is there a way to get a dependency-free binary, i.e. that does not require cygwin1.dll?
At least not from my side. I don't have the time and knowledge to do that.
Why would you even want that? You need a decent terminal with UTF-8 support and 256 colors anyway. Mintty, which is the default in Cygwin, gives you all that.
Both @visit1985’s second link and frontpage’s link lead nowhere near the requested binary — valid link.
Yet be aware this binary is not a static one and requires a bunch of libraries to be useful.
@sergeevabc You can simply download the cygwin installer, open it and choose mdp from the package list. The installer will take care of the dependencies.
Think of early firearms which required user to carry a heavy ramrod to push the projectile up against the gunpowder before shooting. It still serves the purpose today, but abandoned due to awkwardness. Back to present day and software: some of us derive from a measured pace milieu with a willing to pollute system with dependencies (such as Cygwin) to get things done, others prefer to stay green and travel light.