Re: [Csnd-dev] [EXTERNAL] [Csnd-dev] Csound 7 on Windows

Release a few weeks before LAC so we can test and use there and then with co=
nfidence. June 1 or sooner


Dr. Richard Boulanger
Professor
Electronic Production and Design
Berklee College of Music

> On May 10, 2026, at 8:01=E2=80=AFPM, joachim heintz <[email protected]> w=
rote:
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> =EF=BB=BFi agree with what you said about setting a release date.
> there will always be pull requests and issues, but since long CS7 is stabl=
e and tested.
> it would be great to have it now as a "real" release for users, unless the=
re are strong objections.
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>> On 10/05/2026 19:32, Victor Lazzarini wrote:
>> You asked what it'll be, I answered that it's already there, you can down=
load and check it out. It's the same as in Csound 6, vcpkg-based, built with=
 MSVC.
>> Prof. Victor Lazzarini
>> Maynooth University
>> Ireland
>>>> On 10 May 2026, at 18:19, Michael Gogins <[email protected]> wro=
te:
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>>> You did not actually answer my question. I am only concerned with the 64=
 bit Windows installer. Is it built with MSVC or with MinGW?
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>>> Best,
>>> Mike
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>>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>> Michael Gogins
>>> Irreducible Productions
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>>> Michael dot Gogins at gmail dot com
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>>>> On Sun, May 10, 2026 at 12:58=E2=80=AFPM Victor Lazzarini <000010b17ddd=
988e- [email protected] <mailto:000010b17ddd988e-dmarc- reque=
[email protected]>> wrote:
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>>>    All beta releases have Windows 64 and 32 bit installers. In fact
>>>    Windows was the first platform for which we had github actions builds=
.
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>>>    I don't know when we will have the first release. There are a few
>>>    PRs that need reviewing and merging before that. Maybe it's a good
>>>    idea for us to set a date for it.
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>>>    best
>>>    Prof. Victor Lazzarini
>>>    Maynooth University
>>>    Ireland
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>>>>    On 10 May 2026, at 17:29, Michael Gogins
>>>>    <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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>>>>    I am porting all of my projects that I intend to continue to
>>>>    maintain, and that use Csound, to use only Csound 7 from now on.
>>>>    Everything now builds for macOS and I am working to get
>>>>    everything to build with GitHub Actions for macOS, Linux, and
>>>>    Windows.
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>>>>    When Csound 7 is released, what will it be? Built using Visual C+
>>>>    +, or built using MingW? And if both, which build should I use as
>>>>    my dependency for these projects?
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>>>>    Best,
>>>>    Mike
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>>>>    -----------------------------------------------------
>>>>    Michael Gogins
>>>>    Irreducible Productions
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