Re: [INTERNALS-WIN] RE: Compilers, SDK support roadmap

hi Garrett,

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Garrett Serack <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ok, I just got off a two and a half hour phone call with Bill Rowe from
> the Apache Foundation, and we've come to the conclusion that VC9 is the
> path going forward.

Thanks for clearing this point! We can now take better decisions
without having to reconsider them right before the final 5.3 release
;)

> The next official build of Apache HTTPD (which will be HTTPD 2.2.10) and
> the Apache Portable Runtime (APR 1.3.3) will be compiled both with VC9
> and VC6. When this is done, they will post binary builds of both x64 and
> x86 builds of HTTPD. The build scripts will continue to support vc6 thru
> 9, but binary releases will be done only in VC6 and VC9.
>
> Summer schedules being what they are, he anticipates those being built
> by mid to late August.

I think it is then better to move directly to VC6+VC9 too for 5.3 and
use only VC9 in any future releases (5.4 or 6.x). Any objection?

> We talked in depth about build scripts too, they have run into a lot of
> issues with theirs, specifically the un-maintain-ability of VC6,7,8,9
> build scripts that can be used from the command line and Visual Studio.
>
> I spoke about CMake for a bit, and we're going to investigate that as a
> better solution across the different platforms for Apache as well.

That's a great news too, CMake really rocks and is portable, no more
special scripts for windows and unices. I'm sure Bill from Cmake will
be happy to support them in a migration effort, Alejandro as well.

> He also mentioned that for them, the 2.4 build of Apache would be an
> appropriate time to eliminate VC6 completely. He didn't know the timeline
> for 2.4 yet.

It is a sane choice.

Cheers,
-- 
Pierre

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