On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 1:39 AM, Adam Fedor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 22, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Chris Karr wrote: > >> >> Over the long run, I was curious whether using GNUStep as a foundation for >> native Windows development is a robust strategy. As a software developer >> myself, I understand well the challenges of deploying robust code, but I >> doubt that my users will be as understanding. If there's something obviously >> wrong that I'm doing, please let me know. >> > > I think it will be. I've been working on making the Windows Installer > available for almost a year now, and I've just barely started to understand > all the pitfalls that can come with Windows. Sometimes just adding some > innocuous library can completely mess up the symbol table and cause GNUstep > apps to not run - so you have to be careful about adding additional > functionality, even if it is well tested on other platforms. In general, > dealing with Windows problems can drive you mad. > > But we are definitely getting more focused on Windows releases - to the > point where Windows will probably be a reference platform soon (if not > already) - where we won't release a version until it works on Windows. > > Also getting a more native Windows feel is part of that strategy. Although > we could definitely use more help here. Anything you can contribute back to > GNUstep would be appreciated. >
Tried 0.20.3 (and Gorm mostly). Has come a long way (in terms of stability atleast) since I tried it last. Great work guys!. Any chance on bundling killer apps like Cenon.app or Emacs.app? ;) Do those build on Mingw? Cheers, -Krishna -- Why make things difficult, when it is possible to make them cryptic and totally illogical, with just a little bit more effort? - Aksel Peter Jorgensen _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
