Re: Bean through GnuStep - newbie on Linux question

[Riccardo Mottola]

Hi,

On 02/15/12 23:07, springbunny11@gmail.com wrote:
> I presently use the excellent word processor for mac called Bean.  The 
> author of Bean said he believed a version for Gnustep was created.
The author is right. We "forked" a snapshot and are trying to port it to 
GNUstep. Actually, we also try to make GNUstep work for it, so it is a 
testbed for Mac compatibility in terms of the build-tool, NIB 
compatibility, etc. (Another candidate in this direction is FlexiSheet, 
the spreadsheet). It was never perfect, but I have noticed it broke 
quite badly lately, so we need to check why it is now an ill 
patient.It's sad, because FlexiSheet instead improved a lot, so I hoped 
Bean would benefit from it.
> Being a newbie to Linux and knowing nothing about Gnustep - I'm not 
> sure how all of these things work. If I'm using a version of Linux 
> based on Slackware - like Vector or Salix Linux - using the Xfce 
> Desktop - can I somehow run Bean using your Gnustep version?
We will try to fix it again. You may notice that it never had an 
official release and to try it, you need to check out GAP's CVS 
repository. To build it you need the new xcode build tool Greg is writing.
> I'm very unsure of how to ask all this, so forgive me if I omitted 
> anything important. I'll do my best to fill in answers that you might 
> need.
There is absolutely no problem asking. The GAP project has its own 
mailing list, but this is the most active mailing list and we discuss a 
wide range of topics.

Riccardo