Hi Simon,
On 28 Sep 2020, at 0:43, Simon Gornall wrote:
So I came across this
(https://www.ninamakes.co.uk/builds/next-computer-replica-raspberry-pi-case/
<https://www.ninamakes.co.uk/builds/next-computer-replica-raspberry-pi-case/>)
and it’d be pretty cool to have a NeXT-like interface running on the
Pi in that enclosure, and I assume running GNUstep is the best way to
do something like that.
Any hints on what’s the best way to go about this, starting from
scratch ?
Is it even possible to get the NeXT window manager experience ? Etoile
looks to have a different ‘look-and-feel’ from the screenshots
I’ve seen, although Nextspace
(https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace
<https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace>) looks pretty realistic to
my untutored eye, and also runs with Centos 8, although it may not
work with the PI (it looks pretty focussed on x86).
you can get the basic GNUstep experience on any Debian based system by
just installing WindowMaker (wmaker) and GNUstep with GWorkspace via
apt. This works well using Raspbian f.e., see
http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/Platform:Linux#Debian
You can install Nextspace as well (libobjc2 works on ARM since its last
release). But you will need to compile and install it yourself.
Packaging for Debian is still work in progress and does not lead to a
fully working environment yet. rpm packaging for other platforms seems
to be implemented currently as well. See
https://github.com/trunkmaster/nextspace/tree/master/Packaging for that
progress.
Good luck
Johannes
