Re: [gnome-love] Things that make you go "What in the world is That?!?"

[Geiregat Jonas <eniac sdf-eu org>]

Elijah Newren wrote:

> Thanks for the feedback!  I have a few questions...
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> On Mon, 2004-05-24 at 16:55, Geiregat Jonas wrote:
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> > Geiregat Jonas wrote:
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> > > Although you have put the gnu building tools in your 'must to list 
> > > before starting this tutorial' I believe,
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> > gosh, sorry for the poor sentence construction
> > Although you have put the gnu building tools in your 'must know list 
> > before starting this tutorial' I believe,
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> As far as I recall, I have no "must know list before starting this
> tutorial", at least no explicit one (I do have at least one comment
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must not need to know list

> about needing programming ability but that's not a list).  However, may
> I ask what you mean by "gnu building tools"?  I can think of a few
> things that might cover:
>  gcc
>  make
>  autoconf
>  automake
>  libtool
>  something else?
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No, that's fine.

> I have various comments about each (some of which are already in the
> tutorial in another location), but I'll wait until I understand more
> clearly what your request is.
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I just believe those tools are vital in the development process of a 
gnome application, knowing them has many big advantages.

> > > developers who are new to developing for gnome, are also most of the 
> > > time new with the gnu building tools,
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> Yes, that is probably true.  To follow up to my previous question, let
> me also ask which gnu building tools do you believe are necessary for a
> beginner to learn?
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> > > a section covering these tools would be a nice addition. Such a 
> > > section would be perfect to come before '3. Debugging'.
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> Thanks,
> Elijah
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