On 07/13/2016 12:56 PM, Patricia Shanahan wrote: > On 7/13/2016 10:38 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Damjan Jovanovic >>> [mailto:dam...@apache.org] > .. >>> By the way, AOO code and build process are very *nix-centric, >>> leading to Windows being such a pain to develop for, that we would >>> gain more by dropping Windows support, than by dropping all other >>> platforms ;-). >> [orcmid] >> >> Yes. I already made the point that, from the perspective of >> developers, development of Windows is very contorted and development >> for Linux is a pleasure. It was done that way for the convenience of >> Linux-oriented developers. It creates an awful on-ramp for >> cultivation of new developers. >> >> The question: How does ceasing support for Windows serve the 87% of >> our current user base? The technical act is within the power of the >> PMC to determine, and release managers could force the outcome. In my >> estimation, the consequences would be quite terrible. >> >> We may be "stuck between a rock and a hard place." >>> >>> Damjan > > I would like to suggest a way of squeezing out from between the rock > and hard place, and getting more developers: > > Separate out the Windows build process. Pick one of the common IDE's, > and create a project file that sets all environment variables for > Windows. Get as close as possible to the step-by-step build > instructions for Windows being: > > Check out the source from SVN. > > Open the project file in $IDE$. > > Build it. > > In particular, use of a UNIX-derived shell must not be required for > Windows builds. > > In this vision, the core work would be done on Windows, using an IDE. > There would still be a need for a small number of Linux etc. people to > handle building for their environments, and to keep the Windows-based > developers from building in unwarranted assumptions.
Patricia -- I think this approach was actually started as a Capstone Project in 2013. You might want to have a look at the information in: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/openoffice/branches/capstone2013/ -- -------------------------------------------- MzK "Time spent with cats is never wasted." -- Sigmund Freud --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
