On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Gregory Casamento <[email protected]> wrote:
> German > > On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Germán Arias <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> El jue, 26-03-2015 a las 01:47 -0400, Gregory Casamento escribió: >> > >> > >> > On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Germán Arias <[email protected]> wrote: >> > El jue, 26-03-2015 a las 00:15 -0400, Gregory Casamento >> > escribió: >> > > German >> > > >> > > On Wednesday, March 25, 2015, Germán Arias >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Some weeks ago I tried to install gnustep-base on >> > CrystaX [1] >> > > However >> > > the support for Objective-C is not complete. But >> > CrystaX has >> > > been >> > > started a fundraising campaign [2] and one of its >> > goal is >> > > provide a >> > > complete support for Objective-C and (depending of >> > the >> > > collected money) >> > > frameworks like CoreData and CoreGraphics. If that >> > campaign is >> > > successful, it can also be great for GNUstep. >> > > >> > > Germán >> > > >> > > [1] https://www.crystax.net/en >> > > [2] >> > https://www.bountysource.com/teams/crystaxndk/fundraiser >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > I'm not a naysayer and what he's planning sounds beneficial. >> > > >> > > >> > > His fundraiser doesn't seem to mention GNUstep. Is he >> > thinking about >> > > implementing these Cocoa compatible frameworks without >> > leveraging >> > > GNUstep? >> > >> > I think yes, but if they offers full support for Objective-C >> > we will be >> > able to install GNUstep (at least gnustep-base) on CrystaX >> > with the >> > advantage that libcrystax offers all functionalities missed on >> > libc of >> > android (Bionic). >> > >> > Germán. >> > >> > > >> > > GC >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > I guess I'm confused. Why do people think implementing it themselves >> > is the shorter path to success? Does he not know about GNUstep? I >> > admit I was amused at the one month estimate for implementing a Cocoa >> > compatible Foundation. >> > >> > >> > GC >> > >> >> He know GNUstep. See (section 4 "Objective-C support"): >> >> https://www.crystax.net/en/android/ndk/7 >> >> Germán >> >> >> > I see. I do question his reasoning though. Porting GNUstep to android > has happened twice. Once with Apportable and again by Ivan Vucica (who got > foundation compiling). Porting GNUstep omis by far easier than rewriting > it. So, while its an admirable project, it will take a lot longer than he > thinks to get everything done. > > GC > > > -- > Gregory Casamento > GNUstep Lead Developer / OLC, Principal Consultant > http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com > http://ind.ie/phoenix/ > I need to emphasize. I'm not feeling criticizing to be an ass. I want his project to succeed. -- Gregory Casamento GNUstep Lead Developer / OLC, Principal Consultant http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com http://ind.ie/phoenix/
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