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

[Geiregat Jonas <eniac sdf-eu org>]

Elijah Newren wrote:

> On Mon, 2004-05-24 at 17:32, Geiregat Jonas wrote:
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> > > 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? 
> > >
> > >      
> > No, that's fine.
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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.
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> Yes, I agree that those tools are vital in the development of
> applications that are part of the official Gnome Desktop and Developer
> Platform.  But I am not so sure that beginners need to know those tools
> in detail in order to contribute to such applications, or to begin
> writing their own applications.  I have basically taken an approach in
> which I try to let the reader know what the various tools are for
> (although yes, it is scattered a little bit in my tutorial as opposed to
> being all in one place).  If you read those sections (I've listed them
> in an email in response to Ed on this list that I sent just a few
> minutes ago) and have any comments about what I could improve, I'd be
> happy to hear them.
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> For those who really do want to learn the autotools and want a basic
> introduction, here's a nice little tutorial:
> http://www.murrayc.com/learning/linux/automake/automake.shtml
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This link just gives you the tip of the iceberg, finding good detailed 
information about the gnu build system is hard. There's one tutorial 
online that uses a gtk application as example but it's already outdated 
with newer versions of the build tools.
http://bo.majewski.name/bluear/gnu/GTK/plain/

> While it talks about these tools specifically thinking about c++
> programs, not much is really specific to c++ and so it is useful to
> those writing their programs in c as well.
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> Hope this helps,
> Elijah
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It would also be very usefull to have a document about where to start, 
what should you first study and what after that and also why.