Re: [Gretl-devel] Building gretl on Windows

> On Dec 4, 2017, at 7:22 PM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu&gt; wrote: > >> On Mon, 4 Dec 2017, Summers, Peter wrote: >> >> I'm a complete ignoramus when it comes to Linux/Unix/etc, so >> please forgive a potentially dumb question: What are the >> advantages of building gretl myself instead of using the Windows >> version? > > Not a dumb question, but I think the answer is this: Suppose you > have an idea for a bug-fix or enhancement, and your preferred > platform is Windows. Then you might want to download the git > sources, make the change you have in mind, recompile and test. > Then if your change works, you submit a patch (or possibly even > commit your change to git directly, if you have the rights to do > so). Thanks Allin, that's very helpful. Just to clarify, such a change or patch would need to be in the underlying c code, right?