Re: [ZooLib-dev] Compiling under windows and more sample code/documentation

[Andrew G. <ag...@em...>]

On 03 Sep 2002 12:31:36 +0200, Martin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would really like to use the zoolib framework in some of my apps. But I 
> couldn't find how to compile apps under windows. And I don't have enough 
> documentation and/or sample code to write complex applications.
> 
> Hope you can help me, Martin

First off, please try checking out the source from CVS -- the ZooLib
0.8.1 source is nearly two years old. Second you'll really need to be
using CodeWarrior if you're building on/for windows. Although ZooLib
does build with Visual C++ (or at least has in the last year) there are
no VC projects or makefiles provided -- perhaps someone else would be
able to do so? Some progress has been made by Mike in using cygwin and
gcc -- but I think there's an issue with callback thunking that makes it
difficult to get windowprocs and other stuff running.

As far as docs are concerned, I've been gradually augmenting bits of
ZooLib with doxygen tags. I've probably done so for less than 10% thus
far. Michael Crawford has put together some other prose docs, but I know
we're falling short of having useful docs.

Ho hum.

I'd love to put together more detailed documentation, but we really need
help. I can answer questions, and I can write up bits and pieces, but
the process of knitting that into a coherent whole is something I have
not had the time for and don't know when I ever will. 

Perhaps if there are people lurking on the list who have questions
they'd like answered they could post them to the list, we can then all
answer/discuss, and in the process perhaps generate the raw material for
some more formal docs, or get a sense of just where to be able to make a
start.
ZooLib is 165,000 lines and growing by 20,000 lines a year. There's a
lot of territory to cover. Where to start?

A+
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