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* Website (David Wetzel - DW) | * Website (David Wetzel - DW) | ||
− | + | ** Need to have the website present a solution for installing GNUstep quickly. Make a script… | |
− | + | ** tutorials to get from to hello world quickly | |
− | + | ** (Riccardo M. - RM) Discuss with Riccardo what changes are needed. | |
* Usability (DW) | * Usability (DW) | ||
− | + | ** More command line interfaces | |
− | + | ** Terminal based environment | |
− | + | *** Terminal only based tutorial | |
* GCC vs. LLVM/Clang (DW) | * GCC vs. LLVM/Clang (DW) | ||
− | + | ** Clang has an advantage because ObjC is more of a focus | |
− | + | ** Fred: Is it possible to get gcc up to spec? | |
− | + | *** Require time from GS developers? | |
− | + | *** Who should do it? | |
− | + | *** Will GCC accept our patches? | |
− | + | *** RMS asked, and GCC said they would review our patches with “kinder” eye. | |
− | + | *** Issues with libobjc2 - (RM) - This is a consistent issue on a lot of platforms. LLVM/Clang Doesn’t work on ALL platforms. | |
− | + | **** Doesn’t work NetBSD | |
− | + | **** uses CMAKE, but would be better using STRAIGHT make as CMAKE is not available or not easy to configure | |
* Cairo - Problems (Fred Kiefer - FK) | * Cairo - Problems (Fred Kiefer - FK) | ||
− | + | ** unmaintained — should we move to another library?? | |
− | + | ** Can we replace the current Cairo with a hw accelerated library? Or any other commonly used library that is maintained!? | |
* Cocotron (FK) | * Cocotron (FK) | ||
− | + | ** Can we use any Cocotron code? | |
− | + | *** MIT based. So we may be able to reuse some of their code or take ideas from their code. |
Latest revision as of 05:50, 7 February 2022
Notes from GNUstep meeting Aug 6 2021
- Website (David Wetzel - DW)
- Need to have the website present a solution for installing GNUstep quickly. Make a script…
- tutorials to get from to hello world quickly
- (Riccardo M. - RM) Discuss with Riccardo what changes are needed.
- Usability (DW)
- More command line interfaces
- Terminal based environment
- Terminal only based tutorial
- GCC vs. LLVM/Clang (DW)
- Clang has an advantage because ObjC is more of a focus
- Fred: Is it possible to get gcc up to spec?
- Require time from GS developers?
- Who should do it?
- Will GCC accept our patches?
- RMS asked, and GCC said they would review our patches with “kinder” eye.
- Issues with libobjc2 - (RM) - This is a consistent issue on a lot of platforms. LLVM/Clang Doesn’t work on ALL platforms.
- Doesn’t work NetBSD
- uses CMAKE, but would be better using STRAIGHT make as CMAKE is not available or not easy to configure
- Cairo - Problems (Fred Kiefer - FK)
- unmaintained — should we move to another library??
- Can we replace the current Cairo with a hw accelerated library? Or any other commonly used library that is maintained!?
- Cocotron (FK)
- Can we use any Cocotron code?
- MIT based. So we may be able to reuse some of their code or take ideas from their code.
- Can we use any Cocotron code?