From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:54:24 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/40] Add target architecture MinGW.
Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.1.00.0802292154110.22527@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <200802292203.56899.johannes.sixt@telecom.at>

Hi,

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Johannes Sixt wrote:

> On Friday 29 February 2008 02:07, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Johannes Sixt wrote:
> > > I thought about this, but I decided against it:  git-compat-util.h is
> > > the place to look for compatibility functions. A file compat/mingw.h
> > > only introduces an extra indirection and only *hides* stuff instead of
> > > making it obvious.
> >
> > Well, the thing is, there are quite a few definitions and declarations
> > that are _only_ _ever_ interesting if you are on MinGW32.
> >
> > So maybe it is a good idea to hide it to all the other users.
> 
> You get compat/mingw.h, but you don't get a zillion NO_<insert feature here>. 
> The two are pretty much exclusive anyway. Deal?

Deal.

Ciao,
Dscho