RE: [FR-devel] Moving Towards a First Release

[Curt Hibbs]

I just wanted to let you know that I have been working on debugging the
threading problem with FXRuby/Fox running under the non-cygwin version of
Ruby on windows. I haven't yet solved the problem, but I feel that I am
getting closer. Its got something to do with the funny way that Ruby
manipulates the stack in conjunction with exception handling in the C
runtime library that sends Windows into an infinite loop unwinding the
stack. I'll keep you posted.

Once I finish this, I'm going to take a look at the bison/ripper issue to
ensure that we can integrate Nishio's source browser.

Curt

PS
   You've probably been following the active discussion that Tom Sawyer
initiated on the Ruby ML regarding GUI Toolkits. He accepted my offer to
setup a wiki to support his project. I did so, and he said he will announce
it (the wiki) in about a week, once he gets it organized. Anyway, I think he
is doing some really nice work that we may be able to use in FreeRIDE later
on, so take a close look at it once he has made the announcement.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden Behalf Of Curt
> Hibbs
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 4:21 PM
> To: Freeride-Devel
> Cc: Nishio Mizuho
> Subject: [FR-devel] Moving Towards a First Release
>
>
> With the incredible work that Laurent has done on FreeRIDE lately, I would
> say we are getting close to having something we could release as an early
> alpha.
>
> Here's what I think need to be done before we can make such a
> release (feel
> free to add your own opinion):
>
> Must Have:
> - Syntax highlighting
> - Integrate Nishio Mizuho's source browser
> - Fix the Window's threading problem
> - Thorough testing
>
> Should Have:
> - Debugger
> - Add unit tests to the source code
>
> Would be Nice:
> - A simple "gettext" like facility for
>   rudimentary internationalization.
>
> The reason I include the source browser in the Must Have category is that
> this is a feature that will really set FreeRIDE apart from the
> competition.
> Nishio, is the source browser in state where we can use it?
>
> We need some more people to jump in and take on some of this work. I'm
> working, initially, on solving the Windows threading problem. If that goes
> quickly, then I will pick up some other well, or update the
> documentation on
> the wiki (as I had promised several weeks ago).
>
> After our initial release, I would see some of us working on basic IDE
> features while others work on the higher-end stuff (like refactoring
> support, pair programming support, etc).
>
> Curt
>
>
>
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