Re: [E-devel] Elementary for my apps.

[David S. <on...@gm...>]

On Fri, 21 May 2010 07:31:39 +0200 (CEST) Vincent Torri
<vt...@un...> wrote:

> 
> 
> On Fri, 21 May 2010, David Seikel wrote:
> 
> >>>> I answer for the Windows part.
> >>>>
> >>>> last time i check, most of the elm tests were working. There are
> >>>> still some problems sometimes as there are not a lot of testers
> >>>> and coders on it. Currently, i try to finish ecore_exe. Next, i
> >>>> would like to create a package.
> >>>>
> >>>>>  Cross compiling from linux works
> >>>>> easily?
> >>>>
> >>>> see http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/wiki/EFLWindowsXP,
> >>>> especially:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/wiki/EFLWindowsXP#InstallationandconfigurationofMinGWonLinux
> >>>
> >>> I did look at those before asking.  They were only partly
> >>> finished.
> >>
> >> efreet and e_dbus are optional for elm. Compile it without them to
> >> try elm
> >
> > Right now it's good enough that things should work fine sometime in
> > the near future.  B-)
> 
> do you want me to build another installer for Windows ?

If by "installer" you mean a simple point and clicky thing that
installs everything they need to run an elementary app, including that
app, then yes.  That would be helpful in the future.  I would be
targeting desktop Windows, I guess XP, Vista, and Win 7.  If it works
fine under WinCE and others, then that's a bonus.  Doing my development
in linux.  So the less I have to do for Windows, the happier I'll be.
B-)

> > Yes, I'm trying hard to put off the "bugger, I have to deal with
> > Windows" nightmare, but it's getting closer, and good to know others
> > are working on it.
> 
> "others" == me. Lars Munch helps me when he has time. Well, about the 
> nightmare, the wiki should help you a bit, no ?

It does look like it will help part of the way to producing a Windows
binary for testing.

Hmmm, an "insert elementary app here", produce a single installer .exe
to download, that is pretty and simple to use, just like everyone else
in the Windows world, thingy would help a lot for people developing on
linux, but wanting a Windows version in the end.  If I can use it by
cross compiling and not actually have to use Windows, then that's the
nightmare I want to avoid.  No way in hell do I want to actually pay
for and install Windows.  At most, wandering down to the 'net cafe for
testing is OK.  I could use the exercise.

I know, asking too much.  lol

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