[OctDev] No symbolic package in future (Windows/VC++) releases

[Michael Goffioul]

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:04 PM, John W. Eaton <jwe at octave.org> wrote:
> FWIW, I would prefer it if the primary Octave binaries for Windows
> were built with MinGW.  That way we wouldn't have these problems.  But
> if you (Michael) want to distribute binaries built with VC++, then
> wouldn't it be better to stop distributing the VC++ libraries (have
> the user install them separately, if needed) instead of eliminating
> the GiNaC/CLN libraries from your installer?

To be honest, I'm pissed off by all these licensing stuffs.
I won't make any new Windows/VC++ release and I'll stop
supporting compiling octave with VC++.

I'll leave to Benjamin the work of making Windows binaries
with MinGW. I've removed the VC++-compiled packages from
SF.net.

Bye,
Michael.