Re: [Gajim-devel] Merging the osx_newbuildsys branch
Jonathan Schleifer wrote: Hi! The osx_newbuildsys branch has been there for way too long. It's time to finally merge this into our default branch. Asterix already reviewed the diff and seems to have no major objections anymore. However, the branch uses a different build system because it was quite troublesome to get autoconf working the right way (it would always use CFLAGS which just can't be combined). Therefore, I'd like to have a discussion about the branch: If any developer has any major objections about merging it etc. The buildsys itself is pretty easy to use. The only difference you'll notice is that in the Makefile, there's a variable SRCS which lists all the sources to be installed (this way, we can have sources that are not installed, like tests). Asterix proposed to have a meeting in the MUC about this. He said it would be nice if the following persons could attend: asterix, vardo, mattj, johnny. elghinn and me I forgot to mention that of course everybdy can join the discussion to make a decision! I'd propose next Thursday at 22:00 UTC - is that fine with everybody? to be more precise, it's Thursday 23th July ___ Gajim-devel mailing list Gajim-devel@gajim.org http://lists.gajim.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/gajim-devel
Re: [Gajim-devel] Merging the osx_newbuildsys branch
Yann Leboulanger wrote: > I still have the same objections: using a build system that we cannot > find in distributions See audacious, conspire, etc. They include it in their distributions. > that is used by 3 projects, which has no > documentation, The code should be pretty self-explaining. > and that is maintained by one person. How is that a problem? The buildsys is more or less done, there's not much to maintain. > I don't know > anything about it, It's just normal, plain make. > nor how to do things it doesn't do for the moment: > installing .py files (it only installs .pyc) There is no need to install .py files. Why do you want to install them? > Is compilation really needed in osx branch? Yes, for growl, dock icon stuff, etc. > even with the changes that > are beeing made in GDK to not always use X windows? Gajim is not > usable in OSX anyway (wrong shortcut, many features missing) There are no wrong shortcuts if the patch is applied which in the repo. > and is not developed anymore. Because there was no feedback. It works fine for me. -- Jonathan signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ Gajim-devel mailing list Gajim-devel@gajim.org http://lists.gajim.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/gajim-devel
Re: [Gajim-devel] Merging the osx_newbuildsys branch
Jonathan Schleifer wrote: Hi! The osx_newbuildsys branch has been there for way too long. It's time to finally merge this into our default branch. Asterix already reviewed the diff and seems to have no major objections anymore. I still have the same objections: using a build system that we cannot find in distributions, that is used by 3 projects, which has no documentation, and that is maintained by one person. I don't know anything about it, nor how to do things it doesn't do for the moment: installing .py files (it only installs .pyc) However, the branch uses a different build system because it was quite troublesome to get autoconf working the right way (it would always use CFLAGS which just can't be combined). Is compilation really needed in osx branch? even with the changes that are beeing made in GDK to not always use X windows? Gajim is not usable in OSX anyway (wrong shortcut, many features missing) and is not developed anymore. Therefore, I'd like to have a discussion about the branch: If any developer has any major objections about merging it etc. The buildsys itself is pretty easy to use. The only difference you'll notice is that in the Makefile, there's a variable SRCS which lists all the sources to be installed (this way, we can have sources that are not installed, like tests). Asterix proposed to have a meeting in the MUC about this. He said it would be nice if the following persons could attend: asterix, vardo, mattj, johnny. elghinn and me I'd propose next Thursday at 22:00 UTC - is that fine with everybody? Yep I'd like a discussion too and this time is ok for me. -- Yann ___ Gajim-devel mailing list Gajim-devel@gajim.org http://lists.gajim.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/gajim-devel
