Re: GDL2 - patches for OSX (1)

[David Ayers]

Nicola Pero wrote:

> Thanks David for the example - interesting point - I was assuming that
> Stephane would be using Project Builder on Apple only, and that on Windows
> you would always be using GNUstep.
Huh? Oh, yeah, right, exactly. ;-)  Is there a ProjectBuilder running 
under Windows which could reference an ObjC-Foundation using this build 
system? I think your right, that this is a non-issue and we'll just use 
GNUSTEP_WITH_DLL. (Why does Apple still have these defines in thier 
projects?  Are they silently building on Windows systems?)

> But my suggestion - as a very general principle - is to try to address and
> support other users' requests for integration/porting (if those requests
> don't compromise the project's design and aims).  It's part of an 'open',
> 'free' philosophy after all. :-)
Yes, Stéphan, please excuse me if I came across as not honoring your 
efforts.  I just don't happen to have an OS X to verify and maintain OS 
X specifics, but I must keep everything working using the gnustep build 
system.  So if your willing to maintain the OS X specifics, and they 
don't interfere unproportionately with the rest, please don't let me 
dissuade you.

> I don't see any major disruption to our headers in
> saying Stephane can build on PBX, and distribute PBX project files to
> build stuff on PBX, so (with the clause the GNUmakefiles are the official
> build system, that they must always be kept updated etc) I'd support it.
>
> Maybe as separate files (distributed separately) if you so prefer.
>  
I'm not worried about having these files in the distribution or not.  As 
long as I'm not expected to maintain them.  I still am little worried 
that this might have a larger impact other source files though.  I mean 
on the one hand Stéphane seems to have it working using PBX, on the 
other hand, we do a lot in the with the gnustep-make system.  Thinking 
about it, I'm quite surprised, how that can be easily translated into 
PBX.  But then again, maybe it wasn't that easy... 

Cheers,
Dave