On 14.10.2013 09:38, janI wrote:
Sorry for top posting.
There seems to be some confusion, about the project.
The goal is not to replace the current system (this is only a potential
long time goal). The goal is to make a parallel build system suited for
windows developers, and then in a second phase generate makefiles for linux.
Now I am confused :-) Can you tell us more about the goal of the new
build system? Is it an improvement of building speed (or reduction of
time to build), increase the ease of use, or make the system better
understandable to developers.
An increase of the build speed would be great on Windows but hardly
possible or necessary on Linux.
Can you tell us how we can manage a third (and possibly a fourth) build
system when today we have problems maintaining two?
Again, I don't want to sound too negative or discourage you. I just
want to understand what you have in mind.
-Andre
In the beginning of this thread I posted information, which is repeated
below:
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Project
SVN Branch:
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/openoffice/branches/capstone2013
Motivation
AOO’s current build system is old, non-standard, hard to understand, and
undocumented. To attract new developers, Apache Software Foundation would
like to create a new/modern build system.
Objectives
1.
Develop a build system for Microsoft Visual Studio (Windows), and Linux.
Focus on making Windows development easy.
2.
Implement the new build system in parallel with the current build system.
3.
Help test the new new build system.
Deliverables
1.
“How to” report before programming.
2. In June, a build system capable of generating AOO in Windows and in
Linux
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I have also made a wiki page (also published earlier):
http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Build_System_Analysis:capstone2013_windows_build
I encourage everyone to participate in the discussions.
rgds
jan I.
On 14 October 2013 09:26, Andre Fischer <awf....@gmail.com> wrote:
On 12.10.2013 23:33, Dave Fisher wrote:
Perhaps you will unlock the path to a digitally signed build for Windows.
That would be huge!
I don't think that that is a shortcoming of the build system (which has
many). It is more a restriction on the administrative side of OpenOffice
and Apache.
-Andre
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