[CF-Devel] crossplatform stuff

Scott Barnes reeve at ductape.net
Sun Aug 4 12:58:19 CDT 2002


Just wanted to note to everyone that once the GTK+ client is updated to use
GTK+ 2.0, it *will* be crossplatform, GTK+ 2.0 is available (native) for
Unix, Windows, and MacOS X.

On Sun, 4 Aug 2002 12:38:30 -0400
"Todd Mitchell" <
     
     temitchell at sympatico.ca
     
     > wrote:

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      Not suggesting that anything gets redone or anyone does any extra work to
     
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      port things.  Just throwing out a bone of information.  I thought if someone
     
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      looked at it, checked it out and found it useful (for anything) it would
     
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      justify the post.  I'm not going to tell anyone what to work on, just saying
     
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      hey look at this maybe it will be helpful to someone.
     
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      ----- Original Message -----
     
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      From: "Michael Toennies" <
      
      michael.toennies at nord-com.net
      
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      To: <
      
      crossfire-devel at lists.real-time.com
      
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      Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 9:49 AM
     
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      Subject: RE: [CF-Devel] crossplatform stuff
     
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      > Hm, if you say the project, what you exactly means?
     
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      > The server itself is plain c. No widget lib is used, its a console
     
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      > application.
     
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      > I have ported it to windows some time ago.
     
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      > The editor is, well java. And python is , well python. :-)
     
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      > They have all cross platform power we wish (well we wish).
     
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      > So, there are only 2 parts you will have in mind - the old editor and the
     
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      > both linux clients.
     
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      > Plase remember: I have included in the CVS a full workable SDL client.
     
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      > I have give out also a base flat version of it.
     
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      > You really should be aware, that your plans will invoke ALOT of work. Much
     
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      > more work
     
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      > as you perhaps imagine and it will need all times alot of support in the
     
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      > future.
     
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      > These libs and cross platforms stuff is nothing you can include as "fire
     
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      and
     
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      > forget" stuff.
     
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      > There are 1001 small little side effects which will invoke crashes here
     
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      and
     
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      > strange effects there.
     
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      > > No reason.  I was thinking along the lines of existing expertise since
     
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      GTK
     
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      > > is already being used and known and there would be no new requirements
     
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      as
     
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      > > far as I know, just add the proper library to the existing tools (either
     
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      > > gtk, python, windows) and start working.  I am sure others would
     
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      > > be able to
     
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      > > comment on this better than I.  Anything that brings Crossfire
     
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      > > and crossfire
     
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      > > tools to as many platforms as possible with the least hassle is good
     
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      news.
     
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      > > ----- Original Message -----
     
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      > > From: "Bob Tanner" <
      
      tanner at real-time.com
      
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      > > To: <
      
      crossfire-devel at lists.real-time.com
      
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      > > Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 12:41 PM
     
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      > > Subject: Re: [CF-Devel] crossplatform stuff
     
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      > > > Quoting Todd Mitchell (
      
      temitchell at sympatico.ca
      
      ):
     
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      > > > > I posted about wxwindows before- I am looking at wxpython right now
     
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      to
     
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      > > learn
     
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      > > > > a bit about cross platform GUI.
     
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      > > > > Here is the link for setting up a compiler to create win32 binaries
     
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      on
     
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      > > > > linux.  Got this from the wxwindows site.  Perhaps it will
     
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      > > help someone-
     
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      > > but
     
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      > > > > is is over my head.
     
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      > > > >  The wxwindows libraries are based on GTK (wxGTK) for 'nix and so I
     
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      > > though
     
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      > > > > it might be useful somehow for Crossfire (GTK, motif, windows,
     
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      > > > > python...macOS on the way).
     
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      > > >
     
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      > > > Why not QT?
     
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      > > > Then you get X Windows, Win32, MacOS all in one.
     
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      http://www.trolltech.com
      
      
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      > > > Throw in QT Designer mix in a little SDL and you have a great
     
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      > > cross-platform
     
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      > > > set of tools for writing games.
     
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      > > > --
     
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      > > > Bob Tanner <
      
      tanner at real-time.com
      
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