Re: [Gretl-devel] Building gretl on Windows
On Dec 4, 2017, at 7:22 PM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu>
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?
PS