{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/servo/servo/issues/10893","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/servo/servo","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/servo/servo/issues/10893/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/servo/servo/issues/10893/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/servo/servo/issues/10893/events","html_url":"https://github.com/servo/servo/issues/10893","id":151640292,"number":10893,"title":"Have servo build on Windows without the need of msys/mingw","user":{"login":"Jayflux","id":936006,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/936006?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Jayflux","html_url":"https://github.com/Jayflux","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Jayflux/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Jayflux/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Jayflux/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Jayflux/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Jayflux/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Jayflux/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Jayflux/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Jayflux/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Jayflux/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/servo/servo/labels/A-build","name":"A-build","color":"d7e102"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2016-04-28T13:24:46Z","updated_at":"2016-07-18T08:26:34Z","closed_at":null,"body":"It would be great to simplify the build steps of servo on Windows platforms.\r\nCurrently there is a lot of work to do, with setting up mingw, python and msys.\r\n\r\nIt would be ideal to just be able to use powershell or a bash terminal within a windows environment and have it build.\r\n\r\nThis obviously means we need to remove linux-only dependancies such as make\r\n\r\n**why?**\r\nIt would encourage more contributors who use windows systems if the setup steps were less combersome, and not having to set up a linux system within a windows OS\r\n\r\n**What needs to be done?**\r\n* We could start with an Audit of what we're using from msys and how we can migrate to other alternatives (for example make)\r\n* Rewrite some tools in a cross-platform way, or use alternatives\r\n\r\n\r\nThis will need some input from @larsbergstrom @nox  et al\r\n\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/servo/servo/issues/comments/233267723","html_url":"https://github.com/servo/servo/issues/10893#issuecomment-233267723","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/servo/servo/issues/10893","id":233267723,"user":{"login":"zeusintuivo","id":8715981,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8715981?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/zeusintuivo","html_url":"https://github.com/zeusintuivo","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zeusintuivo/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zeusintuivo/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zeusintuivo/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zeusintuivo/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zeusintuivo/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zeusintuivo/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zeusintuivo/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zeusintuivo/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zeusintuivo/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-07-18T08:26:34Z","updated_at":"2016-07-18T08:26:34Z","body":"I have researched and documented an effective way to have windows environments set up for 32 and 64 bits in Windows 7. I assume this will work in all windowses. \r\nPlease see documentation I posted in this ticket. #12356"}}
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