Re: Looking for help writing apps

[Adam Fedor]

On Sep 27, 2004, at 10:42 AM, Riccardo wrote:
> > 1. A non-graphic installer.
> > I'm trying to solve the chicken-and-egg problem of installing gnustep 
> > software without a nice GUI application. This installer would be very 
> > basic, checking for potential conflicts, prerequisites and potential 
> > problems. Then install and test the basic GNUstep system. Just enough 
> > to get the graphical installer/setup app started.
> do you think it should assist in code compilation and installation or 
> should it work for binary distributions?
> Do you think it should be only for an "autonomous install" like one 
> currently does with make install or should it deal also with package 
> based stuff, like Solaris, linux and BSD have ?
Sure, but the problem with binary distributions is either:
1. Well packaged/regulated systems don't even need an installer
2. Not well packaged ones often have incompatibilities or conflicts
3. Of all the rest, very few have up-to-date packages.


> > 3. A Setup.app application for after GNUstep is installed.
> > I think this could be very similar, and perhaps based on the 
> > Preferences.app application, except that it would explicity step the 
> > user through setting the time zone, default languages, etc. Perhaps 
> > also setup an xsession file to startup GWorkspace and WindowManager 
> > (if installed). Then lead the user
> > to some helpful beginner information...
> It seems that you describe here a "wizard" and I would inspire myself 
> both at apple installation and at the excellent IRIX IndigoMagic 
> setups of the System Manager. What I really like of the system manager

Yes. That's what I mean.