We have found the best approach to porting is to port the implementation concepts, rather than specific APIs. This allows us to do the right thing on each platform. We already have a fairly substantial framework on Windows much of which is not inherently Windows-specific. The folk contributing to the ports are working to port the various components of this framework (e.g. "graphics context") to the relevant platform.
I don't think new tools or technologies represent much of an enhancement for us at the moment. What needs to be done is all the required pieces need to be implemented. -Ben On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:00 PM, NingiaChrome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > what about using some existing os-independent code libraries? > > e.g. for communication Boost.Asio is a good choice. > > On 22 Ott, 20:45, "Ibrar Ahmed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Amanda Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Ibrar Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> You can see we have to make partial tables for each call of >> >> GetLastError(). So its better to make general error conversion table, >> >> because these partial conversion on every call of GetLastError really >> >> create a mess in a code. >> >> > The effects extend further than this, though. Not all errors have >> > equivalents on other platforms, and the proper response to even ones >> > that do may also differ (for example, see some of the SSL code, where >> > otherwise platform-neutral code had to be refactored to handle >> > differences between how different SSL implementations report status >> > and error information). >> >> Hmm, true I agreed with you here in SSL. My option will work on some >> places not on every place. So I am backing off with my option. Sorry >> for the noise :(. >> >> > Often, a better solution is to have a thicker platform-specific layer >> > that encapsulates more than just return values and parameters, since >> > those often don't actually map to across platforms perfectly. >> > Going back to the start of this thread... maybe talking about >> > specifics will help. >> >> > What Windows stuff were you running into lots of calls to >> > GetLastError() in? Wrapping just that call might help get things to >> > compile, but is the surrounding logic optimal for Linux as well, or >> > would a bit more refactoring be a better answer? >> >> Actually I am working/reading "net module"; in this area my option is >> more suited (except ssl) than other modules. >> >> > --Amanda >> >> -- >> Ibrar Ahmed >> EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
