Re: CORBA/omniORB + Gnumeric

[Jody Goldberg <jgoldberg home com>]

On Fri, Nov 24, 2000 at 11:54:19AM +0000, Nick Belshaw wrote:
> Miguel de Icaza wrote:
>
> > There are two naming systems, the old GNORBA-based
> > (gnome-name-service-based) one and the new OAF-based (oafd) one.
> >
> > You can use the GNORBA API from the libgnorba runtime to launch
> > Gnumeric.

Gnumeric no longer support gnorba.  It is oaf only.
 
> Miguel mentioned  'old GNORBA' and 'new OAF'.
>
> Are GNORBAs days numbered?
> Should I really be using OAF? I can find no clear info on how to use it.
GNORBA's days are over.
 
> I would sincerely love to get this thing going.  I apologise for
> my obvious lack of understanding but I do not have time to
> thrash over the source-code and work with this stuff in my job.
>
> If anyone could spare a little time to hold my hand I would be most
> grateful - or should I leave it a few more years?  :-/
It is tantilizingly close to being functional for you, but it is not
currently working.  Give me until the new year.  Then harass us
again :-)

It is literally a matter of a few hours to get things tidied up and
functional.  Finding the hours is another question.

Sorry for the bad news,
    Jody