# Improving windows install time **URL:** \ **Category:** Ecosystem\ **Created:** [December 30, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/improving-windows-install-time/11082 "2022-12-30T23:27:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![jbeckford](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ocaml.org/jbeckford/32/3027_2.png) [@jbeckford](https://discuss.ocaml.org/u/jbeckford)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/improving-windows-install-time/11082/7 "2023-01-03T15:55:07Z")
Is this any different from the discussion you started on [Installing on Windows](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/installing-on-windows/11027) ? The one where you said that “Ocaml’s inability to “relocate” properly has broken the (MSYS2) port”? I’ll mention again what I said in that thread (“There is no obstacle except people power”) and almost all threads related to Windows. And in particular, a MSYS2 port is ~~not~~ something I would ~~ever~~ almost never prioritize in Diskuv OCaml, since that is focused on native development (ie. MSVC not GCC on Windows). Diskuv OCaml makes a lot of opinionated choices that may not reflect what you need. I _do_ believe that I’ve been very upfront on what those choices are; confer the first paragraph of [GitHub - diskuv/dkml-installer-ocaml: The Windows-friendly distribution of OCaml](https://github.com/diskuv/dkml-installer-ocaml#readme) . And I _must_ pick and choose because the Windows distribution is a part-time, tangential endeavor for my company. That doesn’t mean you or anyone else couldn’t make a MSYS2 port their priority. It’s open source. And I think it would be a good idea. Hack away! BTW, this same topic (lack of contributors) has come up in the [recent OCaml compiler thread](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/maintenance-bottlenecks-in-the-compiler-distribution/11045/4), [recent dune thread](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/dune-wish-list-for-2023/11083/50) and by myself for recent Windows threads. It may be time for a reset of expectations for [discuss.ocaml.org](http://discuss.ocaml.org) members who are capable of being contributors. --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/improving-windows-install-time/11082)._