Spicerun - 2005-09-26

The following Roadmap comes out of the wxDeveloperStudio FAQ document present in the Documentation Manager.

The roadmap is simple, although there are no timetables to it. The milestones are (in order of priority):

1. Create a Source Code Baseline from wxWorkshop.

2. Get the Source Code fully operational so that it works exactly with full features like wxWorkshop.

3. Release a wxWorkshop Clone for testing.

4. Start Refactoring the Source Code to accomplish:

** Remove and Replace all remaining deprecated
functions.

** Return the code to good programming practices (simple items such as adding comments, and changing Hard-coded numbers into Symbolic symbols).

** The Removal and Replacement of the outdated Diamond Dbase.

** Replace the Xobjects library with an LGPL Alternative.

** Replace the use of the FrameLayout Library with the wxDockIt library.

** Add the use of xml configuration files where appropriate.

** Make the Editor and Dialog components shareable modules that can be used as plugins to other programs.

** Use Autoconf to configure the building environment for wxDeveloperStudio.

** Fix Build Configuration for wxDeveloperStudio to allow for either Static Libraries or shareable libraries.

5. Release Brand new wxDeveloperStudio IDE (Windows & Linux packages to be released at the Same time.

** Create and Test Linux Packages (src tarballs, rpms, debs, and ebuilds).

** Create and Test Windows Packages (as created by MinGW tools).