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Re: Discussing strategies for platform dependent stuff.

 

One important area to focus on is that the install should be a no brainer
for the end user. I would not really like to use something, where I need to
hunt and install extra things onto my computer.
This should be totally seamless...

Krisztian

On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Brian Pedersen <brian.pedersen@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi Krisztian
>
> Now is definately a good time for this discussion, I will try to put my
> input on this into writing this evening and hopefully we can get a good
> discussion going and find an approach which will cover our needs at least to
> begin with, while we are moving towards a compilable state.
>
> I believe platform dependency and cross platform development are broad
> covering terms, which we will need to split up into more specific areas, it
> could however be we could start out focusing on only some of those areas, in
> order to keep moving.
>
> /Brian
>
>
>
> 2008/7/4 Krisztian Gyuris <gyurisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I would like to discuss what approach to take with the dependencies of Do
>> (widgets, mono specific classes).
>>
>> - Ignore them all
>> - Try to refactor the code into thin layer and make it pluggable
>> - Take windows only approach - meaning that we will only use what is
>> available on windows
>> - Take mono only approach - meaning that we will only use what is already
>> in the code.
>>
>> It would be nice to hear your thoughts on this and the pros and cons of
>> each approach.
>>
>> Krisztian
>>
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