Binfilter will be good for many more time consuming discussions. Many
different opinions on if/how to change them, many different opinions on
if/why to keep them.
Assuming that the binfilter source tree doesn't need clean-up because of
IP / license issues, I suggest to simply keep the folder as it is, and
think about further actions later.
I really wouldn't spend resources on this topic now, as there are too
many important things we need to achieve before.
Not sure about the status of binfilter in LibreOffice - but IIRC, once
the Linux distros where shipping Go-OO versions, they didn't include
binfilters, and I can't imagine LibO being different here.
As a side note - OOo 3.3 doesn't install binfilters per default anymore,
and I can't remember anybody complaining/wondering/asking.
In Oracle Open Office, we already had an EOL note for them.
Malte.
On 03.08.2011 18:19, eric b wrote:
Le 3 août 11 à 17:49, Dennis E. Hamilton a écrit :
I believe LibreOffice is already taking action on binfilter, and it
would be useful to see if we can match their approach.
Also, I think there was (again on LibreOffice) a technical discussion
on simplifying the dependencies.
I did a lot on simplifying the dependencies with OOo4Kids and OOoLight,
but before I need to know what you need to simplify.
About binfilter, there are several issues :
1) the binfilter directory contains duplicated headers. I had a private
discussion about that with Jens Heiner Linkenau, aka ause, and I can
retrieve everything about the exact reasons why.
2) for compatibility reason, and as good compromise OpenOffice.org
should to continue to provide a way to "open" old format files
(staroffice 5.x for instance), and to propose to save them in a more
recent.
3) build binfilter means there are a lot of warnings, and warnings are
error. I worked a lot on remove warnings on binfilter, and I can help on
this side, if ever (or students can help for sure).
I got other ideas, about simplifying the build, but I'll keep them for a
best moment (too early now)
This was initially by having redundancy, with the idea that a better
refactoring would come later.
I must have missed some mails. What is the current plan ?
Regards,
Eric Bachard
