[Jack-Devel] Major update of jack2 build system

[Stéphane Letz]

> 
> Is the windows specific stuff actually needed to be tested? Waf builds
> on windows doesn't seem to work (for me) anyway. I think I remember
> widows builds are only done with a Code::Blocks IDE project? Or does
> anyone cross compile for windows?
> 
> I added the windows based waf build a few years ago for cross compiling jack2 on Fedora. It is not the build system used for the official windows builds.
> 
> I now also use it for compiling on windows using MSYS2/mingw-w64 build environment:
> 
> https://github.com/mojofunk/MINGW-packages/tree/newpkgs/mingw-w64-jack
> 
> So I haven't tested it with any other configuration or with these recent changes, so if there is a call to remove it from the waf build I am fine with that.
> 
> In saying that I think that MSYS2 is a pretty good environment for building software on windows so if there is any interest to support a MSYS2 build I can submit patches to fix it up.
> 
> Tim
> 

I think it is always interesting to keep more alternatives... so yes please submit a patch!

Thanks.

Stéphane