Re: Is GNUstep really cross platform? (was: FW: GNUstep on MS Windows (Oh boy...i've done it now!))

[John Davidorff Pell]

GNU's libobjc does not not-compile because it is broken. It is in no 
way broken. It compiles fine. I have built in numerous times during my 
attempts to build GNUstep. It has been turned off when building gcc. 
There is a VERY big difference. Anyone with commit to FSF's GCC CVS can 
fix this. Check your information before you question mine.

By GSCompat, I am assuming that you mean the "Additions", which is what 
they seem to be called on the web site and in the documentation. This 
is what you get when you do "make base=no add=yes". If this is not what 
you mean, then please correct me. GNUstep-GUI DOES NOT WORK WITH 
APPLE'S FOUNDATION AND THE ADDITIONS, IT NEEDS THE FULL GNUstep-BASE! 
Check your information before you question mine.

GNUstep was ABSOLUTELY designed to compile on 4.4BSD. It is a *nix just 
like any other. Because much of the functionality is already there does 
not mean that it should not work! Again, GNUstep-gui will NOT compile 
without the FULL GNUstep-base. Check your information before you 
question mine.



JP


On Dec 4, 2003, at 11:12 PM, Alex Perez wrote:

> You don't need to compile GNUstep-base on OS X. This is pointless, and
> needlessly redundant. GNUstep was not designed to compile under OS X 
> for
> the reasons listed above. The most you would/should ever need to get a
> GNUstep app to compile under OS X is GSCompat. The primary issue for 
> why
> GNUstep doesn't compile properly under OS X is due to a moron at 
> apple/FSF
> who *INTENTIONALLY* broke the ability of the GNU Objective-C runtime to
> function under OS X. This is currently in the process of being fixed, 
> and
> has nothing to do with GNUstep in any way (other than us advocating 
> that
> it be fixed, more than the OS X folks have done for the issue to date).



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