From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,172dcbcd105d0f06 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!proxad.net!freenix!enst.fr!melchior!cuivre.fr.eu.org!melchior.frmug.org!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: SourceForge GWindows project Date: 17 Oct 2004 12:49:03 -0400 Organization: Cuivre, Argent, Or Message-ID: References: <2004101709543075249%david@bottoncom> NNTP-Posting-Host: lovelace.ada-france.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org 1098031778 79210 212.85.156.195 (17 Oct 2004 16:49:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 16:49:38 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <2004101709543075249%david@bottoncom> User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at ada-france.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Gateway to the comp.lang.ada Usenet newsgroup" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:5367 Date: 2004-10-17T12:49:03-04:00 David Botton writes: > On 2004-10-17 09:00:09 -0400, Stephen Leake said: > > I suggest we create the SourceForge GNAVI project with the currently > > released GWindows code, > > No objection per se, but since there are only a few bug fixes in > GWindows itself doesn't make much sense. > > > ask everyone interested to join that list, and > > then start any discussions. > > I think differently. If nothing more than being courteous, we should > first bring the discussion to the current list first. This is getting tedious. "the current list" is comp.lang.ada. That's where this discussion started, since the GNAVI list was down at the time. It would help if you would acknowledge that fact. I also gather that the GNAVI list is _not_ archived anywhere (since you did not provide the archive URL). That alone makes it an inappropriate list for this discussion. > > I have no interest in helping to maintain that site; I'm only > > willing to be a sysadmin and developer for SourceForge/GNAVI. > > That is ok, I thought though you were looking to take more of a > leadership role in the project, but any participation is certainly > welcome. > > > > > This is a total change in direction. The discussion on comp.lang.ada > > made it clear that a "pure Windows" tool was desireable. > > That is not changing. Good to hear. > >> The focus with out question though of GNAVI for now is though > >>Win32. > >We can't "focus for now" with a plan of "totally changing > >focus later". A cross-platform design is _significantly_ different > >from a single-platform design, from the ground up. > > Yes and no. The idea of the GWindows ports is not to be completely > cross-platform. It is possible to use any version of GWindows native > to that platform in a way that would make it totally non > cross-platfom, but there is a enough in common to make porting easier. So you plan on having GWindows-Win32, GWindows-Mac, and GWindows-Gtkada. Each independent projects, but hopefully maintaining similar APIs. Like Gnu Emacs and XEmacs. That leaves open the question of what name we should use for the Win32-only project at SourcForge, that will host GWindows-Win32. Hmm. I suppose "GWindows-Win32" would work. But it conflicts badly with the existing GWindows SourceForge project. We need to hear from the other GWindows developers; 1) Keep it Win32 only 2) multi-platform is fine 3) Here's a good name ... -- -- Stephe