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Hans W. Horn wrote:Max Bowsher wrote:... Having got the superficial naming problems out of the way, I took a closer look at the source packaging.
There were many issues - the most serious being that the source package did not even contain the Cygwin specific readme at all - and...
hear - hear (you didn't look, did you?)!
Yes, I did.
And just to be sure, I used grep. It was not there.
many minor deficiencies related to using a home-grown build script, rather than the tried-and-true cygwin template.
"Not Invented Here". Probably doesn't count. Has no cygwin trademark!typical NIH syndrom!
NIH?
I am sorry, but the conclusion I came to was that it would be less effort for me to produce my own packages of doxygen, based on the the generic-build-script, than to assist in getting these packages up to a good-to-go status.
All Cygwin package maintainers work to the set of guidelines that the project has designed for itself, and which are posted on the website. If you desire to help, but lack the time or inclination to meet the guidelines the project has defined for itself, ...
...then you will discover that whilst your desire to help is appreciated ...
..., you actual offerings may not actually be helpful to the project.
This is a simple fact. If it angers you... there is nothing I can do about that.
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