Re: [Bug-gnubg] Re: Importing "pdb" format

[Holger]

At 14:25 04.07.2003 +1200, Joseph Heled wrote:
> Gabi at HotPOP wrote:
> > I'm an experienced C and C++ programmer, but unfortunately, my experience is
> > on command-line Unix, and I only have a Windows PC now.  Do you have any
> > decent development environment?  (Editor with menu commands to compile and
> > such, plus a decent debugger).
>
> You have a head start then. Why not install Linux on your PC? If you 
> insist using windows, which is IMO a dog to develop on, there is Emacs and 
> GDB for windows. Just Goggle around.

You can use just any editor. Many come with syntax highlighting and 
software development support. Besides, you just need a DOS box (and MinGW 
installed) where you type "make". If you have Unix programming experience 
(even command line) you should be rather acquainted to this kind of thing.

> > The task is divided into the following subtasks:
> >
> > 1) Change the menu to include just an "Import" command, instead of the
> > current submenus.
> Have a look at the existing code. You can create those things easily by 
> Cut'N'Paste. Don't remove any existing commands, definitely not at the 
> start. Why not add a submenus entry (say "Auto" or something). I favor 
> keeping the exiting commands, because it gives more power to the user, and 
> an option if the automatic detection misses.

Full ack.

> > 2) Change the "import" procedure so that it automatically recognizes the
> > format.
> >
> > Please tell me how to do (1) and I will do (2).
> > After testing it, I will also need how to check-in the modified files.

You can mail a "diff -u" to this list for a start. For Windows diffutils 
(and quite some more useful packages) are available from 
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=23617 .

Regards,

        Holger