Re: GNUstep directory layout

[Dennis Leeuw]

Lars Sonchocky-Helldorf wrote:

> >I've rearranged the format of the display a little so it's more
> intuitive.
> >
> >http://www.gnu.org/software/gnustep/
> >
> >always has the immediate changes, so you might try that if a mirror
> >isn't updated yet.
> >
> >The last MAJOR change I'm debating is the Developer domain. It would be
> >nice to have all the developer stuff in one location. The drawback is
> >that we are separating things, like Libraries and Headers, which really
> >should be together.
>
> Maybe Mac OS X can act here as the role model...
>
> Under Mac OS X there is a directory "Developer/" in the root level. It is
> there only optionally, that is if you have installed the developer tools.
>
> It contains the following subdirectories:
>
> Applications/ - all the developer applications (like Projekt Builder or
> Interface Builder) reside here
> Documentation/ - as its name says
> Examples/ - some Examples
> Headers/ - ONLY carbon stuff is here, the other headers reside in their
> frameworks, for instance Foundation.h is in
>  /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Headers
> Java/ - some Java support stuff like Headers/ and Jobs/ (don't what this
> is, maybe some double identity of HIM ;-))
> Makefiles/ - makefiles stuff and resources
> Palettes/ - IB palettes
> PBBundles/ - obviously some Project Builder specific stuff
> ProjectBuilder Extras/ - templates and plug ins
> ProjektTypes/ - projekt templates
> Tools/ - some tools which are not in /usr/bin/ (gcc and gdb for instance
> are in /usr/bin/)

What I am more curious about is Nicola's point. I am in big favour of the
Developer tree, but I understand Nicola's problems With the paths, how did
they solve this on the Mac?

Dennis


>
>
> >--
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>
> greetings, Lars (who had (among other things) spinach for lunch ;-))
>
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