> -----Original Message----- > From: Ariel Constenla-Haile [mailto:arie...@apache.org] > Sent: Saturday, 26 November 2011 8:34 AM > To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: gnumake4 integration (was: Re: [Code] strategy for "child works > spaces") > > Hi Pedro, * > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 01:59:38PM -0800, Pedro Giffuni wrote: > > Hi; > > > > It looks like the IP Clearance stuff is under control so I would like > > to move completely to a development branch if you guys create it. > > > > I also suspect the FreeBSD port will need adjustments for the new > > gnumake stuff. > > I have finished building on Fedora 16 64 bits, and fixing some issues. > I started building on WinXP (a VM, so it takes 5 hrs).
Sorry to hijack, where are the requirements and build instructions for building on XP (and Win 7 too if possible.) Thanks Gav... > > I'm not sure if the gnumake4 integration should be moved to a feature > branch. It is highly probable that it won't introduce any regression on the > core functionality, as most changes are made to Makefiles, and in the cases > where the source code was, it only had to do with fixing the exported > symbols, among other little changes; there are no core new features, it is > only the build system. > > IMO everybody will benefit from its integration in the trunk, so I'd vote for > integrating this into trunk. > Of course, it is highly probable that our builds will brake, but it can be fixed > soon, while people is building. > > On the other hand, having this in a feature branch will mean more work with > merging the trunk changesets (I already had to do this with the cppunit > removal, which by the way would have been more simple and clean with the > gnumake4 changes). > > What do you guys think? > > Regards > -- > Ariel Constenla-Haile > La Plata, Argentina
