From: Adam Fedor <fedor@qwestoffice.net>
To: Chris Karr <cjkarr@mac.com>
Cc: discuss-gnustep@gnu.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 4:09:13 PM
Subject: Re: GNUStep on Windows
On Oct 22, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Chris Karr wrote:
>
> Over the long run, I was curious whether using GNUStep as a
> foundation for native Windows development is a robust strategy. As a
> software developer myself, I understand well the challenges of
> deploying robust code, but I doubt that my users will be as
> understanding. If there's something obviously wrong that I'm doing,
> please let me know.
>
I think it will be. I've been working on making the Windows Installer
available for almost a year now, and I've just barely started to
understand all the pitfalls that can come with Windows. Sometimes
just adding some innocuous library can completely mess up the symbol
table and cause GNUstep apps to not run - so you have to be careful
about adding additional functionality, even if it is well tested
on
other platforms. In general, dealing with Windows problems can drive
you mad.
But we are definitely getting more focused on Windows releases - to
the point where Windows will probably be a reference platform soon (if
not already) - where we won't release a version until it works on
Windows.
Also getting a more native Windows feel is part of that strategy.
Although we could definitely use more help here. Anything you can
contribute back to GNUstep would be appreciated.
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