[Nix-dev] Did we just get windows support for free?

[Ericson, John]

Yeah this mode seems to be pretty cordoned off. For example, I'm not sure
that Linux processes will be able spawn windows executables. I'd say it
will be a useful to use a Linux binary cache on windows, but not at all a
replacement for a msys/cygwin-based windows port.

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Mathnerd314 <mathnerd314.gph at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The talk is finished. There's also a pre-recorded demo:
> https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2016/P488
>
> Apparently the files are stored in a hidden user directory as normal NTFS
> files. It's still unclear why the filesystem appears as read-only, but
> apt-get does work, so I imagine Nix will work fine too, unless it uses one
> of the unimplemented syscalls. it's not going to be available for another
> 1-2 weeks, and then only to Windows Insiders (but it's free to join that
> program).
>
> I don't think Nix should drop MinGW or Cygwin support though (what little
> works), since it will still be useful for compiling GUI things (e.g. SDL
> games).
>
> -- Mathnerd314
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Mathnerd314 <mathnerd314.gph at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The talk was scheduled before today; I think it's too early for April.
>>
>> https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2016/C906
>>
>> What's not clear is how the linux files are stored; it looks like the
>> root filesystem is read-only in Dustin Kirkland's post, which would
>> preclude using a package manager.
>>
>> -- Mathnerd314
>>
>
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