+1 On 1/21/13 11:16 AM, "Shazron" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I would vote for standardizing on node for all our scripts > > >On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, node is already a dependency for the CLI, so why not roll with that >> for cross-platform goodness. >> >> On 1/21/13 7:24 AM, "Andrew Grieve" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >Yep, I was mostly thinking about Android with this question. There's >> >really >> >two aspects that it would simplify: >> > >> >1. Our documentation would not have to worry about windows vs. unix >> >2. Our scripts (and upgrade scripts) won't have to be written twice. >> >Although maybe if we are making node a requirement (due to CLI yes?) >>then >> >writing them in node would save us writing them twice. Still, they >>would >> >need to be tested & tweaks for windows I would assume. >> > >> >I'm totally fine keeping things as-is. Just thought the question had >>to be >> >raised :) >> > >> > >> > >> >On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Kerri Shotts >> ><[email protected]>wrote: >> > >> >> Yes, please! Descriptive errors would go a long way to making the >> >> tools easier to use. At least it would point at a specific reason for >> >> failure vs the current vague message. >> >> >> >> ______________________________ >> >> Kerri Shotts >> >> photoKandy Studios LLC >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> ๐ฑ Phone: +1 (312) 380-1035 >> >> ๐ Web: http://photokandy.com >> >> >> >> Twitter: @photokandy >> >> >> >> On Jan 20, 2013, at 22:14, Simon MacDonald >><[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > -1 >> >> > >> >> > We should just make the windows scripts work better. Needs more >> >> descriptive >> >> > failures when something is not setup correctly. >> >> > >> >> > Simon Mac Donald >> >> > http://hi.im/simonmacdonald >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Anis KADRI <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> -1 >> >> >> >> >> >> I (and most people) just want to get going and don't like >> >>dependencies. >> >> >> We're already requiring nodejs for a lot of the stuff we do. >> >> >> >> >> >> If you're referring to the Android windows scripts. I believe they >> >>work >> >> >> fine. If there are any issues with them, people should report them >> >>just >> >> as >> >> >> they would report any other issue. >> >> >> >> >> >> There is one outstanding issue on Windows that I will fix next >>week. >> >> >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-1961 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Kerri Shotts < >> [email protected] >> >> >>> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> Just my 2ยข: people are already complaining about the number of >>parts >> >> that >> >> >>> need to be installed -- do we really want to add yet another? I >> >>realize >> >> >> it >> >> >>> would make the scripts easier, but the more moving (third party) >> >>parts >> >> >> that >> >> >>> have to be installed prior to using PhoneGap (especially those >>that >> >> >> aren't >> >> >>> required for the platform's SDK), the higher the barrier to >>entry. >> >>(But >> >> >>> then again, maybe that's a good thing...?) >> >> >>> >> >> >>> ___________________________________ >> >> >>> Kerri Shotts >> >> >>> photoKandy Studios, LLC >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On the Web: http://www.photokandy.com/ >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Social Media: >> >> >>> Twitter: @photokandy, http://twitter.com/photokandy >> >> >>> Tumblr: http://photokandy.tumblr.com/ >> >> >>> Github: https://github.com/kerrishotts >> >> >> https://github.com/organizations/photokandyStudios >> >> >>> CoderWall: https://coderwall.com/kerrishotts >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Apps on the Apple Store: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/photokandy-studios-llc/id498577828 >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Jan 20, 2013, at 8:14, Andrew Grieve <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>>> I'm sure this has come up some time in the past, but why not >> >>require >> >> >>> cygwin >> >> >>>> so that our scripts will work on windows? Cygwin has been a >> >> requirement >> >> >>> of >> >> >>>> most of the windows projects I've worked on in the past (when at >> >> >>> different >> >> >>>> companies). >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
