Re: Christmas GNUstep core release (back)

[Fred Kiefer]

Yes, thank you Richard for making these releases!

I am currently in the process of updating the OpenSuse packages to use
the new releases. One issue here is that we now link gui and back with
all the libraries used by base. This means that I have to require the
dev packages for these libraries in gui and back as well. I am writing
this so that other packagers are aware of this change.

Fred


On 24.12.2013 13:29, Ivan Vučica wrote:
> Ho-ho-ho!
> 
> Thanks Richard, and happy holidays, everyone.
> On Tue Dec 24 2013 at 7:35:46 AM, Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> This is version 0.24.0 of the GNUstep GUI Backend (`gnustep-back').
>>
>> 1.1 What is the GNUstep GUI Backend?
>> ====================================
>>
>> It is a back-end component for the GNUstep GUI Library.  The
>> implementation of the GNUstep GUI Library is designed in two parts.  The
>> first part is the front-end component which is independent of platform
>> and display system.  This front-end is combined with a back-end
>> component which handles all of the display system dependent such as
>> specific calls to the X Window System.  This design allows the GNUstep
>> applications to have the "look and feel" of the underlying display
>> system without any changes to the application, and the library can be
>> easily ported to other display systems.
>>
>>    The GNUstep GUI Backend is for platforms using the X-Window System or
>> Window's Systems. It works via a DPS emulation engine to emulate the
>> DPS functions required by the front-end system.
>>
>> 1.2 Noteworthy changes in version `0.24.0'
>> ==========================================
>>
>> Added experimental Opal backend.
>>
>>    Allow for ARGB visual for OpenGL.
>>
>> 1.3 Where can you get it?  How can you compile it?
>> ==================================================
>>
>> The gstep-back-0.24.0.tar.gz distribution file has been placed at
>> `ftp://ftp.gnustep.org/pub/gnustep/core'.
>>
>> 1.4 Where do I send bug reports?
>> ================================
>>
>> Bug reports can be sent to the GNUstep bug list <bug-gnustep@gnu.org>
>>
>> 1.5 Obtaining GNU Software
>> ==========================
>>
>> Check out the GNUstep web site. (`http://www.gnustep.org/') and the GNU
>> web site. (`http://www.gnu.org/')