[Geany-Devel] On Deprecation of Platforms

[Tory Gaurnier]

I may not be a dev/contributer (other than adding QML support, which I'm still working on), but I am an avid Geany user and I completely agree with you. The simple fact of the matter is most Windows users that want something like Geany use Notepad++.

Linux needs Geany, Windowz doesn't, and if it's holding back the devs, then as a user I think it should be dropped.

Lex Trotman <elextr at gmail.com> wrote:
>All Developers,
>
>Its time we deprecated windows support!!
>
>The windows code in Geany is:
>
>- unmaintained and bit-rotting
>
>- buggy
>
>- holding us at an unreasonably old GTK version
>
>- hard to maintain due to being hacks on top of hacks
>
>- few of the developers have access to a representative development
>setup
>(no WinXP on a VM is hardly representative)
>
>Since there has never been a case of removing support for a platform
>before
>(that I know of) we don't have a process for doing it.
>
>Therefore I propose that the windows version be deprecated, announcing
>it
>on the website, user ML and #geany startup message and anywhere else it
>might get through.
>
>If this does not result in contributors who support the windows version
>coming forward and actually making a difference in the code and the
>user
>support then Windows should be dropped in a couple of versions.
>
>I don't have any windows systems, don't use it and can't develop for
>it,
>but I have always noted when I was aware that some issue would impact
>the
>windows version, and have tried to help people who have had
>difficulties
>with Geany on windows where I could.
>
>But I have run out of patience.
>
>Cheers
>Lex
>
>
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