Re: Package building

[Johannes Brakensiek]

Hi Sergii,

On 5 Nov 2019, at 1:48, Sergii Stoian wrote:

> > I know NEXTSPACE and really like your project! My goals are somewhat 
> > lower currently: I’d be glad if I had some packages for GNU/Linux 
> > systems providing the new runtime/clang based libraries. Default 
> > Debian packages use gcc and I cannot ship a new app on this basis. I 
> > don’t like to be limited to one distribution type though, so I 
> > thought about using something like https://openbuildservice.org/ 
> > and/or https://launchpad.net/
> Oh, now I understand what you’re talking about. I have plan to setup 
> CI environment (Jenkins? Travis?).

yeah, that would be great. Maybe you would like to risk a look into 
openbuildservice? Having some installable packages built automatically 
would be great.

> > If you would build your work for NEXTSPACE in a way like this, a big 
> > hurdle regarding the basic libraries would be already achieved of 
> > course. Providing an app would be easy and installing an app would be 
> > as simple as „apt install my.app“ then.
> Current state of the NEXTSPACE is somewhat special… I use particular 
> (not cutting edge) versions of GNUstep libraries (gui and back) with 
> custom patches. So build (or CI) process - along the NEXTSPACE part - 
> should build custom GNUstep libraries. Is it fit to your goals?

Well, currently not. But as soon as you are able to use the upstream 
libs it would be of great use of course.

> > Once this is done I would like to build a package applying some nice 
> > icons and styling like Bertrand has created and bundled in his 
> > repositories.
> NEXTSPACE contains its own fonts, icons and mouse cursors with true 
> NeXTSTEP look and feel. I’m afraid it is not what you want to do.

Yeah, it’s not as well. But did you obtain the ability of GNUstep for 
using themes? That way one could use the software you wrote and create a 
friendly fork providing a different look and feel. That would allow some 
merges with the development of the Etoile project f.e. and would be a 
very nice thing, in my opinion. It seems to me this community is too 
small for having multiple desktop approaches, considering the aim one 
should be useful for everyday tasks once.


> > (To test the libraries I have built I’m trying to make GWorkspace 
> > work. I’m doing this to get known to the environment and to check 
> > out whether there are bugs within GWorkspace, the libraries or my 
> > setup. When you have a new Workspace working once I’d like to test 
> > it as well.)
> NEXTSPACE has it’s own genuine Workspace, Window Manager, 
> Preferences, Terminal and so on. It’s already working and functional 
> - give it a try. :)

Sounds great. Regarding upstream compatibility see my question/thoughts 
above.

Johannes