A few Questions ...

[Peter Tanski]

Hello Bulat,

On Nov 13, 2006, at 4:44 PM, Bulat Ziganshin wrote:

> Sunday, November 12, 2006, 9:39:07 PM, you wrote:
>
>> * Task point 3: drop dependencies on mingw32 functionality in the
>> libraries
>
>> only library dependencies matter. we can run any external tools  
>> during
>> compiling process, be it compiled by msvc, mingw or even cygwin
>
>> ... As I understand it a Windows-native GHC would be able to
>> run without mingw/cygwin tools at all ...
>
> seems that [you] don't know the situation :)  ...

I guess I am trying to sort out the goals for the task and I tend  
toward the relatively aesthetic option of creating a stand-alone GHC  
compiler running on Windows (i.e., no extra tools shipped).  In  
addition to being aesthetic, mingw is GPL-licensed.

You are quite right about GHC compiled binaries--this whole idea came  
up again as part of interoperability with .NET.  I'm wrong about  
removing the cruft--not part of the task at all.

Cheers,
Pete Tanski