Planned Windows test builds

Last Updated 04-May-2016

Build types

msys1 is the traditional Windows Installer build - that's the build method used for official release builds too. This method is available in S2_5 and S2_6, but not in future versions (including current trunk).
msys2 is the new Windows Installer build method in development - based on msys2. There's both win32 and win64 variants of this. This method is available in S2_6 and TRUNK.
crosser does not produce Installer at all, but just a archive to uncompress. This method is available in all branches.

Planned builds

Do not expect these to come out in this order. The order is subject to change for many reasons, including priority, ease, available tools, recensy of previous similar build, and also such things as one build being possible with subset of freeciv changes required for another build.

ID Branch Type Special Reason Blockers

2 S2_6 msys2/win32 gtk3-client only, after patch #7026 gone in For testing msys2 based solution when previous problem fixed with patch #7026 More msys2 support fixes needed

3 TRUNK/S3_0 msys2/win32 gtk3-client only For testing TRUNK where msys1 is not available at all. More msys2 support fixes needed

8 TRUNK/S3_0 crosser-1.0 - Regular crosser build from TRUNK (previous from r32305) None known

10 Undecided msys2/win64 With new msys2 setup targeted for win64 host For testing win64 builds and win64 msys2 setup Suitable msys2 setup not yet made

11 TRUNK/S3_0 msys2/win32 gtk3x-client For testing gtk3x-client build More msys2 support fixes needed

16 S2_6 msys1 From same revision as build 2 For comparing msys1 and msys2 builds Everything that holds build 2

17 S2_6 crosser-1.0 From same revision as builds 2 & 16 To have all kinds of builds to compare Everything that holds build 2

ID	Branch	Type	Special	Reason	Blockers
2	S2_6	msys2/win32	gtk3-client only, after patch #7026 gone in	For testing msys2 based solution when previous problem fixed with patch #7026	More msys2 support fixes needed
3	TRUNK/S3_0	msys2/win32	gtk3-client only	For testing TRUNK where msys1 is not available at all.	More msys2 support fixes needed
8	TRUNK/S3_0	crosser-1.0	-	Regular crosser build from TRUNK (previous from r32305)	None known
10	Undecided	msys2/win64	With new msys2 setup targeted for win64 host	For testing win64 builds and win64 msys2 setup	Suitable msys2 setup not yet made
11	TRUNK/S3_0	msys2/win32	gtk3x-client	For testing gtk3x-client build	More msys2 support fixes needed
16	S2_6	msys1	From same revision as build 2	For comparing msys1 and msys2 builds	Everything that holds build 2
17	S2_6	crosser-1.0	From same revision as builds 2 & 16	To have all kinds of builds to compare	Everything that holds build 2

Recent builds

ID	Branch	Revision	Type	Special	Reason	Links
1	S2_6	32366	msys1	Before patch #7026	Build for modpack developers, now that S2_6 formats have been frozen, without breakage risk from patch #7026	Link
12	S2_6	32373	crosser-0.15	crosser-0.15	Attempt for XP-compatible build	Link
13	TRUNK/S3_0	32373	crosser-0.15	crosser-0.15	Attempt for XP-compatible build	Link
6	S2_5	32400	msys1	-	Build to test already implemented 2.5.4 fixes	Link
7	S2_6	32420	crosser-1.0	-	Regular crosser build from S2_6	win32 / win64
4	S2_6	32414	msys1	WinXP compatible build	While minimum requirement for official builds from S2_6 is Vista, this is to test if we can make completely separate builds for XP	Link
5,9	S2_6	32464	msys1	-	For testing that changes made for msys2 compatibility have not broken default msys1 builds	Link
14	S2_6	32464	msys1	WinXP compatible build	For testing that changes made for msys2 compatibility have not broken default msys1 builds	Link
15	S2_5	32559	msys1	-	For testing further fixes targeted to 2.5.4 release	Link

Msys2 environments

Development of next version in progress.

Windows-specific developments

All of these are somewhat tied to each other, but different combinations exist. For example win64 builds are possible only under msys2.

Windows version with IPv6 support
Switching to msys2 based builds
Support for win64 builds

Marko Lindqvist