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Subject: Re: rxvt for cygwin64?
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From: Marco Atzeri <marco DOT atzeri AT gmail DOT com>
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Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:32:58 +0100
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On 24/12/2015 19:11, cyg Simple wrote:
> On 12/24/2015 3:27 AM, Marco Atzeri wrote:

>>>
>>> Is there any plan to port rxvt to cygwin64?
>>
>> no plan.
>> rxvt is dead upstream, and rxvt without X is a hell and without
>> a maintainer by long time
>>
>
> Uhm not really a hell but is troublesome.  You need to build the windows
> X emulation pieces first.  The fact that upstream maintenance is dead
> will be a bigger issue.  There may need to be items you need to deal
> with at the 64bit level.
>
>> mintty is a much better solution and with an active maintainer
>>
>
> Your opinion on the bike shed color but the fact that there is active
> development is a plus.

As mintty is the default is a bit more than my preferred bike color.

No one is maintaining "rxvt without X" or trying to port it on 64bit
so it seems to me a clear indication of a hell of issue.

Feel free to work on it, anyway

Regards
Marco







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