Hi Robert, As a Windows user (and Linux too, but I definitively don't have enough time), I'd like to tell that dependencies are somtimes a pain. I easily come to trouble with versions confilcts (When using a lib in an app that already exists in a OSG plugin, such as libcurl).
And about deployement of binaries, I think some people should be *explicitly* assigned to compilation/deployment of a specific binary set. My idea is that a kind of chart should be maintained (maybe by you?) that indicates sets to be compiled. These sets should indicate: - platform - compiler - OSG version (Stable or developper release) - dependencies versions - and various options. Each set would be assigned to one or more people (the first one that compiled the set uploads it to the server). Does it sound right for you? Of course, these sets are to be discussed... For me, the set I compile looks like: - Win32 - VC8 SP1 - All stable OSG releases + some developper releases - Dependencies found in https://osgtoy.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/osgtoy/3rdParty/branches/3rdParty_win32binaries_vs80sp1 - Libs: Freetype, giflib, jpeg, png, tiff, zlib. All OSG wrappers. All plugins available with given dependencies. All exemples and applications. Release and Debug configurations only. (The resulting dir is >1GB, >100MB when 7Zip'ed) I'd like to help as much as I can for OSG 2.8, just tell me if you want some things to be tested under Windows. Sukender PVLE - Lightweight cross-platform game engine - http://pvle.sourceforge.net/ Le Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:09:20 +0100, Robert Osfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit: > Hi All, > > Development wise I'm working towards getting OpenSceneGraph-2.8 in the > not too distant future. One aspect I'd like to improve on before this > release is putting together better packing support for the various > platforms that we have. For instance the OSG has/is/should continue > distributed in binary form either a win32 binaries/OSX binaries, as > well as the major linux distributions. I can't hope to have all the > experitise, time and hardware/sofwtware resources to do this package > building, but I would like to help facilate making it easier for > others to do so, and for there to be greater continuity between the > packaging composition/naming. So I'd start a discussion with those > knowledge on each platform - what your needs are, and for OSG users > themselves to help refine how it would make most sense for you. > > One area that I'd like to resolve is the packaging granularity. The > OSG is now packing more functionality than ever before, much of this > like osgWidget and osgAnimation don't have an external dependencies, > so can easily be placed in the base package, but not facilities like > browser support, pdf support, vnc clients, as well as existing support > for plugins like Collada are all items that while really useful to > some, would be a rather weighty payload for others. I therefore > believe it would be sensible for use to have a series of > OpenSceneGraph packages, a base package, and a base package set of > dependneices, then a series of add on packages that add extra features > and with it their dependencies. > > Right now we have the OSG itself has an > OpenSceneGraph/packaging/pkconfig directory, and this contains an > openthreads.pc and openscenegraph.pc files. Looking at these files > they don't lists all the OSG dependencies, and they obviously don't > break it down like I'm advocating above. I'm also aware that on > debain there are plenty of other configuration files associated with > the debian packaging. What I feel would be appropriate would for us > to centralise this, and make full use of the existing packing > directory, full it out as required. I also feel the granularity needs > to be addressed - but what sets of packaging and naming would be > appropriate? > > Thanks in advance for you help/thoughts/wisdom, > Robert. > _______________________________________________ > osg-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org _______________________________________________ osg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org
