On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 11:09:14 +0200, Stefan wrote: > Citát Chris Vetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:17:56 +0200, Stefan wrote: > > [...] > > > - if they would use GNUstep, they will widen developer and support > > > base to those who do not own a Mac and therefore do not have OS X > > > - on OS X they would use Cocoa, on other platforms they can use > > > GNUstep for development > > Yes, however, Cocoa offers more functionality that is not yet (there, I > > said it :-) fully available. > What is missing that can be considered as blocking?
Granted, I haven't tried but are drawers and toolbars already fully implemented? If not, this would be a *major* drawback (regardless of whether you like drawers or not, they seem to be pretty much used anywhere on OSX). I think this coincides with Adam's mail a few days back about identifying missing or halfway-implemented classes (as compared to Cocoa) and offering a bounty for implementing / finishing those. > > > - with GCC 4+ it would be possible to mix Objective C (cocoa) code > > > with C++ (oo.org) code > > That would require GNUstep to compile with GCC-4.1 which is not yet > > (oops, I did it again :-) possible. > Some people are working on it. Questions are: > - who is working on it? > - what is the status? > - what is the timeframe of finishink a working prototype implementation? Greg apparently started working on it. At least he offered a patch for gnustep-make. [...] > > > p.s.: 'not yet'-reason is not an obstacle, as it is not immediate > > > action, but rather longer project plan. > > Yes, however, IMHO some (if not all) of the 'not yet'-issues need be > > resolved before offering a 'proposal.' Otherwise, especially with > > respect to missing functionality, they wouldn't be interested. > I have to agree with you, that the proposal should be written after the > issues are resolved. I wrote the sentence because I wanted people to give > constructive feedback. Yes, I know. However, this could then already be too late... :-( -- Chris -- NEU: Telefon-Flatrate fürs dt. Festnetz! GMX Phone_Flat: 9,99 Euro/Mon.* Für DSL-Nutzer. Ohne Providerwechsel! http://www.gmx.net/de/go/telefonie _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list Discuss-gnustep@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep