Next Windows 12 breaks OpenOffice if still https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/software/windows-12-update-breaks-legacy-32-bit-apps/ar-AA1N0cd5
----- Mail original ----- > De: "Bidouille" <[email protected]> > À: [email protected] > Envoyé: Jeudi 1 Septembre 2022 08:12:33 > Objet: Re: Any news from x64 port? > > Well, thanks Damjan for the feedback > > ----- Mail original ----- > > De: "Damjan Jovanovic" <[email protected]> > > À: [email protected] > > Envoyé: Mercredi 31 Août 2022 17:53:34 > > Objet: Re: Any news from x64 port? > > > > On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 3:50 PM Bidouille <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Seems to be paused since 2018: > > > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Win64_port > > > > > > > > So I've been playing around lately, and thinking how to do the > > Win64 > > port, > > a newer MSVC compiler, and to finish the port to gbuild or a better > > build > > system, all at the same time. > > > > First I tried out the Meson build system (https://mesonbuild.com), > > which is > > getting popular. I can see the attraction, it's elegant, well > > designed, and > > the documentation is good. It's easy to start with. The language is > > similar > > to Python, but not Turing complete to prevent build scripts from > > getting > > too complex. The lack of any functions means that there's only one > > way to > > script the build, and all meson.build files end up looking the > > same. > > I got > > several modules to build: solenv, soltools, xml2cmp, and began sal. > > I > > got > > my hopes up, and then hit a fatal flaw: custom targets don't allow > > specifying the output directory, meaning that custom targets which > > output > > files to many directories (like our idl files) need many many > > meson.build > > files, one in every possible output directory. This isn't getting > > fixed > > upstream (https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/2320), and > > since > > we > > use custom targets extensively, Meson is useless to us. So I gave > > up > > on > > that attempt but still have that branch around, if anyone wants to > > have a > > look. > > > > Currently I am experimenting with the SCons build system again, but > > using a > > very different approach. > > > > I want to isolate a small number of modules, and get them building > > with > > SCons, in isolation from the rest of OpenOffice. Once this exists, > > it > > can > > be ported to Win64. It can be ported to newer MSVC. It can be > > ported > > wherever and changed however we need. Then, the rest of OpenOffice > > can be > > ported to it. > > > > Possibly, this could be just the UNO framework, which is critical > > to > > the > > Win64 port, as the "bridges" component is involved with custom > > assembly > > language calls to and from C++. > > > > It is just too difficult to port the whole of OpenOffice to Win64, > > or > > to > > newer MSVC, or to a newer build system. At least, broken up, it > > should be > > more manageable. > > > > I'll keep you updated regarding my progress. > > > > Damjan > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
