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GNUstep Frequently Asked Questions for Users
GNUstep General Information
What is GNUstep?
What is the OpenStep standard?
What platforms does GNUstep run on?
Does GNUstep run on Windows?
What is GNUstep's position towards KDE and the GNOME project?
How can I get GNUstep?
How do you run GNUstep?
Is there a web site?
When is GNUstep intended to be available?
What is usable?
Compiling and Installing
How do I compile GNUstep on my machine?
Are there any precompiled packages available?
What are these type and size warnings?
What are these import warnings?
Compatibility and Layout
Can I run NeXT OPENSTEP or Mac OS X programs on GNUstep?
Is GNUstep following changes to OpenStep and Mac OS X?
Do we have to have the NEXTSTEP look and feel?
What's up with the directory structure?
Why not use framework bundles?
Troubleshooting
Problems compiling (GNUstep Internal Error)
Problems with Alt key
Problems with gcc3
Problems with fonts
No characters displayed
No Makefile
Misc
Why don't you just have Gorm output Renaissance files?
Philosophical and architectural incompatibilities.
Is there a way to install GNUstep on Mac OS X?
Yes!
Is there any way to use gnustep-make and gnustep-base without using openapp/opentool?
Can GNUstep help with porting applications from MacOS-X? Is there any HOWTO on that? See for example Tamsys. How difficult it should be to port it to Linux and GNUstep?
Somehow relevant may be discussion on How to port to GNUstep Answered. Unfortunately this link is broken now. Dredge around in the google discussion group, I guess. I couldn't find anything helpful.
Can I deploy my GNUstep application without requiring people to install GNUstep?
No. Compare it to running Java applications without people requiring to install Java runtime environment.
How can I get more information on Objective-C ?
Take a look at the Objective-C page.