Re: a little further on Darwin

[David Ayers]

Yves de Champlain wrote:

> > Do the -base tools (defaults/gdomap/autogsdoc) work?
>
>
> I know at least that defaults, gdomap, gdnc, gpbs, autogsdoc work.  I have
> also GWorkspace and Gorm running.

Very interesting... even with the missing symbols.  I'd really like to 
investigate.

> > Also, are you going to package a static FSF libobjc?  Where are the 
> > headers installed wrt to Apple runtime headers?
>
>
> I use gnustep-libobjc-1.3.0, libs in GNUstep/System/Library/Libraries 
> and headers in
> GNUstep/System/Library/Headers/objc.  I add 
> "-L/GNUstep/System/Library/Libraries -lobjc"
> in every build.

That sounds good, even though I'm not sure that you should need the -L 
and -l options as the directory should be in the standard search patch 
and -lobjc should be added by -make for ObjC projects automatically.

> > There may also be certain issues wrt to shared libraries vs. 
> > frameworks as the Darwin linker tries to out-smart our simulated 
> > frameworks leading to issues at runtime.
>
>
> I seem have this problem right now with GNUMail and Addresses
> (AddressView.framework/AddressView : no such file ...)

Yes, this is the result of the Darwin linker trying to out smart our 
framework hacks on non-apple-apple-apple configurations.  There was a 
workaround discussed that will be included in the upcoming -base 
release.  You can either wait on that or set LD_FRAMEWORK_PATH manually 
to the Framework directories.

> > I'd offer to help you through compiling the core packages correctly if 
> > I had ssh access to a GNU-Darwin box.  (I don't have any hardware 
> > available here to install it.)  But I only have very limited time and 
> > we would have to coordinate this privately.  But I couldn't hold a 
> > deadline of next week.
>
>
> Thank you very much.  I can offer you ssh on darwin-x86.  However, next 
> week is
> not to be seen as a real deadline, just a "hope" to quote myself.  I am 
> already receiving
> plenty of help and I really appreciate it.  I think I can still do some 
> work on my own and
> continue to send issues to the list.  I can also delay GNUstep or place 
> it in as an
> "optional and experimental" bundle.

Well then, my offer stands.  Feel free to contact me privately with the 
connection information.

> PS : can you please translate "wrt"

with respect to ;-)

Cheers,
David