Re: Introduction, and Proposed GSFH.

[Tim Harrison]

Hi David and Stefan.

David Wetzel wrote:

> Stefan Urbanek <stefanurbanek@yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
>
> > * User/Developer files separation
> >
> > My suggetsion is to separate gnustep* packages into two: user and
> > developer. User package will contain libraries, resources, tools and
> > apps. Developer packages will contain header files and makefiles. Move
> > Makefiles and Headers into System/Developer directory. 

>

> What we need are binary distributions containing 
> * Frameworks (divided into base, AppKit, GSWeb, DB) 
> * User Apps
> * Developer Tools


In my opinion, GNUstep is already somewhat like that.  If you ignore the 
semantic debate about where things go, and what they're named, you end 
up with this.  GNUstep *itself* could be considered the "Frameworks" or 
"Development" package.  ProjectCenter and Gorm, as much as they may be a 
part of the "GNUstep Project", I don't consider them a part of 
"GNUstep".  They would be the "Developer Tools" package.  And, just to 
use more quotation marks, GNUMail.app is a part of the "GNUstep 
Project", but fits into the "User Apps" category.

So, that format seems to exist already, but is covered over by a blanket 
term of "The GNUstep Project".

(NOTE:  Yes, I love parenthetical comment and using "quotation" marks... 
sorry about that. ;))


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Tim Harrison
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