On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Don Stewart <[email protected]> wrote:
> Note, there are some issues, as this is a package in the Haskell > Platform, to do with upgrading and dependent packages. We should talk > first about issues there. > An older version is in the HP, but Johan pointed out to me in a private email that the latest version is not in the HP. Here are the results of my research into that: I'm not finding much in the way of reasons why the *Raw packages were not added or why OpenGL/GLUT were not updated. There are these: http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform/ticket/157 http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform/ticket/158 That's a request for the latest version of GLUT and OpenGL. I found those via the archives but the threads are empty and no comments on the tickets. Magnus created those tickets as a result of this thread, I believe: http://projects.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-platform/2011-February/001401.html Is that the thread in your memory? Perhaps it was this one? http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/libraries/2009-June/011920.html That one turned into a discussion of the module system. I added a proposal to add OpenGLRaw, but no one commented on it: http://projects.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-platform/2011-March/001506.html Based on that, it seems that Magnus wants the packages updated, and I'd like to see the *Raw packages added to the platform. I don't see any dissenting public opinions on the libraries list or on the trac, other than tickets #57 and #58 that make a case for removing OpenGL and GLUT entirely from the platform. Tickets #57 and #58 seem to be old though. If you have more information or I overlooked something, please let me know :) Thanks, Jason > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Jason Dagit <[email protected]> wrote: > > No response yet from Sven after about a month and no one seems to have > heard > > from him in over a year. > > > > I'm going to take over for now under the assumption that Sven is missing. > > == My plans for moving forward == > > * Assemble an opengl taskforce, a few people have already mentioned an > > interest in being on the team > > * clean up the current cabal files (I already wrote patches for that) > > * put the repos on github to make team collaboration easier > > * add the RULES that Andy Gill suggested for realToFrac > > * look at adding instances for MArray so that GLfloat et al can be > stored > > in IOUArrays > > * add support for opengl 4.x > > * look at adding deprecation pragmas for deprecated opengl calls > > * new hackage releases > > * anything else that comes up > > Thanks, > > Jason > > > > On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Jason Dagit <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I sent the message below to Haskell-Cafe about a week ago. I got one > >> response saying that Sven has disappeared in the past but reappeared > when > >> updates were necessary. I still haven't heard from Sven. Now I'm > widening > >> my search. My original email to Sven was on March 11th. > >> It looks like the OpenGL packages on hackage[1,2,3,4] have not been > >> updated in some time. No updates later than Oct 2009. I tried to email > >> Sven directly using the email address listed on hackage but after over > two > >> weeks I still haven't heard from him. I sent some patches to > >> the opengl list about a week ago but I noticed that Sven hasn't posted > on > >> that list since Oct 2009 when he released the current version of > OpenGLRaw. > >> None of the public darcs repos have patches newer than Oct 2009. Also, > the > >> homepage url listed in the packages is a 404: > >> http://www.haskell.org/HOpenGL/ > >> My concern is that Sven has disappeared for some reason. I hope he's > >> well. He has always done top notch work in the past maintaining these > >> libraries. Perhaps he's simply busy or lost interest? > >> Does anyone know if he was looking for a new maintainer? Perhaps you've > >> heard from him more recently than Oct 2009? > >> If a new maintainer is needed, I would consider nominating myself :) > >> Thanks, > >> Jason > >> [1] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/OpenGLRaw > >> [2] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/OpenGL > >> [3] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/GLURaw > >> [4] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/GLUT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Libraries mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > > > > >
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