That's ambitious !!!
Bear in mind that you'll be working w/ a KF5 version of the code by that
time most likely.
I wouldn't know what to put in the proposal as far as details - never
written one for GSOC.
As far as dependencies, there's only so much research you can do until
you get to step 2 in your process. I would have to figure that there's
already some write-ups on the process of converting Qt/KF5 - or at least
details on converting older Qt/KDE4 apps.
I don't know if there's a specific 'test suite' for Kdenlive. That
might be useful. I think most of the issues borne out in testing will
be confined to the intersection of Windows and Qt/KF5 and the
idiosyncrasies of Windows in general.
In summary, an appropriate way forward is to search the Net for
instances of others that have converted Linux/Qt/KDE based apps and see
what they have to say.
On 03/21/2015 05:06 PM, Klemen Ferjančič wrote:
Hi
I am applying to GSOC project to port Kdenlive to Windows. I have
already written a general proposal and have a good idea in my mind on
how to do it but I need to flesh it out further in more details.
My approach to the problem would be the following:
1. Solve all CMake dependencies and generate a working Visual Studio
solution
2. Build Kdenlive, solving any compiler or linker errors along the way
3. Test all the basic functionality of the program to find any bugs or
regressions which do not appear in existing Linux builds
4. Add a Windows target to Jenkins CI environment, either on existing
KDE infrastructure or using an external CI service
5. Create an installer for easier distribution to Windows users
I need to know what kind of details I should tell about in my
proposal. Should I research all the dependencies which need to be
solved? Specify exactly which tests I will carry out after successful
build? It is impossible to know what kind of problems could appear at
compiling and linking so I'm not sure what to write on that. I am also
not sure what exactly I should explain in regard to CI and installer
since that's pretty much standardized stuff.
Please navigate me in the right direction. All the feedback is greatly
appreciated.
Best regards, Klemen
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