Rock! I strong agree with your viepoint xmate like is very important do you think that is possible syntax high light, intellisense at the xmate level? maj be done also a visual debugger? a little proposal for name hbmate hbvisual (is xmate like)
2009/11/17 Pritpal Bedi <bediprit...@hotmail.com>: > > Hello All > > Just a start for more discussions... > > EMERGENCE OF THIS IDEA > =================== > > Massimo: initiated idea to have "xMate" or "xMate like" > edit/compile/link/run cycle IDE but available for all platforms > Harbour support. > > Viktor: presented the minimum requirements an IDE must contain > 0) Availability on OS X, Linux and Windows x86 and x64. > 1) Very good editor with block editing capability, syntax > highlighting, possibly "intellisense". Project-wide > search and replace. Support for all CPs Harbour supports. > ( syntax highlighting for: prg, c and cpp ) > 2) Integration with VCS. > 3) Integrated build tool. > 4) Integrated project management. > > Istvan: extended 3) above as > 3.1) Integrated debugger. > > Francesco: suggested to integrate "Eclipse" which he thought, > and others supported, is a great tool, but also expressed that > he has no knowledge, so far, how it can be integrated with Harbour. > > MY VIEWPOINT > =========== > > Since the day Andy started development on xMate, I remained in > touch with this project and we had numerous talks about its features. > Since then xMate is an integral part of my development cycles. I am rather > a dire fan of xMate. > > As this is a Windows only solution, it will probably be hard to port it to > any other platform, unless a great amount of time is not invested into it. > As of now I do not have requirements to convert my applications on all > platforms and as such xMate completely fulfils my needs. > > Having said that, still, I am keen on developing an IDE, to a level > resembling > to xMate ( because of my intimacy as well a big user base ) in functionality > but extending it in other ways. > > ROADMAP TO HBIDE: > 0. Development style : PRG > 1. Primary coding style : HBXBP > 2. Extended calls ( if could not be included in HBXBP ) : HBQT > 3. Base protocol for COMPILE/LINK cycle : HBMK2 > 4. 1st version : xMate like functionality > 5. 2nd version : Integration of Qt CREATOR and .ui components > 6. ... > > BENEFITS ( apart from a multi-platform usage ): > 1. Xbase++ class framework will be extended to include some very fine Qt > extensions. > 2. HBQT will be extented to include missing components which might be > necessary. > 3. The resulting application will show up the strength of so many Harbour > features. > 4. The resulting application will offer a application framework for GUI > development > to the beginners, i.e., it itself will be a demo application. > > LOCATION > ======= > harbour/contrib/hbide > > NAME > ==== > HBIDE - Harbour's Integrated Development Environment > > CHANCES OF SUCCESS > ================= > Because project is purely based on PRG code, it is highly possible that > a lot of you may join this effort, not only for coding but also for > debugging, suggestions > and whatever... So I see in optimism for its succeess. > > DETERMINATION > ============ > I am geared up for its development no matter what will be the > consequences, failure or success. > First commit will be around this weekend though I am in a position to show > you up something. > > NEXT REQUISIT > =========== > Your support in terms of vocalness. > > > Regards > Pritpal Bedi > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/HBIDE---An-Overview-tp26379927p26379927.html > Sent from the Harbour - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Harbour mailing list (attachment size limit: 40KB) > Harbour@harbour-project.org > http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour > -- Massimo Belgrano _______________________________________________ Harbour mailing list (attachment size limit: 40KB) Harbour@harbour-project.org http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour
