msys2 pacman package

[dsisnero]

It would be nice to install on windows with msys2 package and rubygems

gemspec.metadata['msys2_mingw_dependencies'] = 'gr'

[kou]

Could you submit a pull request that creates mingw-w64-gr to https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages?
Then we can use the configuration.

[kojix2]

sciapp/gr#100

[kojix2]

It would be great to be able to install GR from the MinGW package on Windows.

But honestly, I don't have enough time and knowledge to build the C library on Windows.
Trying to figure out how to compile a package is time-consuming especially when one does not familiar with Windows. The Sciapp team has not been very eager to provide custom packages for package management systems like APT (Advanced Packaging Tool) or homebrew. Instead, they provide binary files on the Github release page. (Like they don't care about the opportunity to get more users.)

I think this is their attitude towards responsibility, trying to control things by making the release process as simple as possible. Their software development is sustainable, and I think that is why GR is an outstanding plotting library among others.

So you will have to provide the MinGW package yourself. However, there are more GR users today. Nim and crystal bindings have created recently. I'm sure there are people in the world who need a MinGW package just as much as you do. As @kou wrote above, you can help them by sending a pull request or help them discover the problem. Maybe someone helps you.

Long sentence and no clear solution. I'm sorry about that...

[kou]

Done: msys2/MINGW-packages#6521

[kojix2]

@kou
Your work is always incredible...

@dsisnero
The package is done.
It would be helpful if you could help us maintain the package.

• Report bugs if you find it.
• Send PR to update the GR version.
• Be a maintainer

[dsisnero]

Thank you so much! I will help as much as I am able. Thanks again

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