Re: [Flamerobin-devel] Compiled FlameRobin 0.9.3 Unicode

[Dalton C. <dal...@gm...>]

ok,
from a starting dev standpoint, is there any documentation about the
project other than reading the source in a search and destroy fashion?
For example, where would I find the data type definitions supported by FR?
 I would like to add Boolean support.


On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 21:33, Lucas Schatz <luc...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi, right now, you can use the "dev" branch from
> https://github.com/mariuz/flamerobin/tree/dev
> @Mariuz is one of the original authors. Now Jdochoa and I are updating and
> fixing current FR codebase, but obviously any help is welcome
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 11:27 PM Dalton Calford <dal...@gm...>
> wrote:
>
>> I have just found a debian install file for the 9.3 version from February
>> of 2020
>>
>>
>> https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/18.04/ubuntu-universe-amd64/flamerobin_0.9.3~+20160512.c75f8618-2_amd64.deb.html
>>
>> So someone is attempting to keep it up to date but doing a poor job of
>> letting the rest of the world know.
>>
>> I don't know (have not looked at the git commit logs yet) how out of date
>> that build is, but, I can use that file with my new build to create an
>> install file for you.
>>
>> So, if you have a newer (uncommited) version of the code that you would
>> like to release, let me know, commit it and I will build and produce a
>> tar.gz and deb file for you.  RPM will take a while longer as I have not
>> used a rpm distro for about 15 years.
>>
>> On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 20:50, Dalton Calford <dal...@gm...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> ok,
>>>
>>> I will look over the install section of your makefile, and see if I can
>>> create a deb for it.
>>> It will be a week before I can spend any real time on it, but, I can
>>> say, getting the build environment up and going was a bit of a hassle.
>>> That is why I was going to create a build environment for you, so it
>>> just works for you.
>>> A tar.gz is like a zip file in that although it keeps extended
>>> attributes which a zip does not, it just creates a folder that holds the
>>> files.
>>> What is needed is a method that installs the files.
>>>
>>> A deb (debian file) is just a compressed file with some scripts/info in
>>> it to distribute the files to the correct directories.
>>> I can send you the compiled flamerobin file, but that does not put the
>>> code-templates for example, into the correct location, nor does it put the
>>> man pages into the man system etc.   Also, deb files have version
>>> information, md5checksums of the files etc., all to ensure version control.
>>> rpm's are the same idea, just a slightly different format.
>>>
>>> So, if you push/commit the latest/greatest version of the code up to the
>>> git server and send me the branch it is on, I will see about creating a
>>> script that creates the install files for you.    I will do it in a virtual
>>> machine so that you can have it as a linux build environment, all ready to
>>> use/deploy without needing me.  (I don't mind doing it, but, it is better
>>> that no one person is the only one who can do something).
>>>
>>> Also, in running it, I have found a few issues that you may want to
>>> address or point me to the place in the code so I can fix it.
>>>
>>> best regards
>>> Dalton
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 19:39, Lucas Schatz <luc...@gm...>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, no problem with the VM, just send me the process of making the
>>>> .tar.gz and that's fine :)
>>>> I`m running cmake, make && make install 100%
>>>> basically this process:
>>>> https://github.com/mariuz/flamerobin/blob/dev/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
>>>> I`m simply not sure if I can simply share the "build" folder and it
>>>> will work OK (probably not)
>>>> But if I do, will i t be compatible only with the same Linux version or
>>>> not?
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 9:29 PM Dalton Calford <
>>>> dal...@gm...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Lucas,
>>>>>
>>>>> I can make a virtual machine image for you to run/compile flamerobin
>>>>> in.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you familiar with virtual machines?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 18:30, Lucas Schatz <luc...@gm...>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>> Yes, for now we are using Github for tracking and releases.
>>>>>> I`m building the current snapshots and publishing at Github.
>>>>>> Sorry about the lack of Linux builds, sincerely I`m not 100% familiar
>>>>>> with building Linux packages (i`m familiar with building and installing
>>>>>> packages from source, but never needed to share the builds)
>>>>>> If you can specify what to do, I`m glad to do it too
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 7:57 PM Dalton Calford <
>>>>>> dal...@gm...> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have downloaded the 0.9.3 branch from git and I have compiled it
>>>>>>> for linux 64bit on Ubuntu 20.10, connecting to a firebird 3 database.
>>>>>>> It is compiled with IBPP library version 2.5.2.1
>>>>>>> wxWidgets library version 3.0.5
>>>>>>> and Boost library version 1.71.0
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am learning the codebase and I am an absolute beginner with
>>>>>>> flamerobin, but, as the website does not have a linux compiled version
>>>>>>> available, I am willing to provide my build to whoever wants to test/use it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are some issues with pointers to the correct fbclient library
>>>>>>> (fixed with softlinks) which perhaps should be an option on the database
>>>>>>> connect dialog/configuration vs a hardcoded setting in the code.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are there any developers still working on Flamerobin?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>>> Dalton
>>>>>>>
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