[webkit-dev] Pulling together on WebKit Mobile

[zucker at wake3.com]

> This isn't too surprising -- code that isn't used quickly goes stale.
> But it should be quite possible to fix!
>

Thus, my suggestion to do this work :).

Cheers,
Dan

> zucker at wake3.com wrote:
>>> What sort of errors? link errors?
>>>
>>
>> As a quick test, I #undef'ed WTF_PLATFORM_CG, WTF_USE_CFNETWORK, and
>> WTF_PLATFORM_CF; and instead #define'd WTF_PLATFORM_CAIRO and
>> WTF_USE_WININET.
>>
>> Building WebCore alone resulted in 389 compile errors.
>>
>> The basic structure of using these #defines seems good.  But apparently,
>> when CF, CG, and CFNetwork were added, the previous constructs were
>> badly
>> broken.
>>
>
> This isn't too surprising -- code that isn't used quickly goes stale.
> But it should be quite possible to fix!
>
> -Adam
>
>>
>>> On 14/01/2008, at 4:26 PM, zucker at wake3.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> The windows code the depends on apple libraries are either in CG/CF
>>>>> specific files,
>>>>> or PLATFORM(CG)/PLATFORM(CF).  The expectation would be that you'd be
>>>>> adding
>>>>> PLATFORM(WINCE) or PLATFORM(GDI) or some such.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Agreed.  My point is that if you try to compile now using WININET,
>>>> CAIRO,
>>>> etc. instead of CG, CF, CN, you get _lots_ of errors.
>>>>
>>> What sort of errors? link errors? PLATFORM(QT) can compile on
>>> windows, so
>>> if PLATFORM(WININET) PLATFORM(CAIRO) fails it implies there is either
>>> some
>>> code making incorrect assumptions about the PLATFORM, missing file
>>> guards,
>>> or more likely, unimplemented PLATFORM functionality.
>>>
>>>
>>>>> The best and easiest way to discuss this would be on IRC in the
>>>>> #webkit channel of
>>>>> freenode...
>>>>>
>>>> Sure, but it seems tough to get a time when everyone interested is on.
>>>> Should we set a time to discuss this?
>>>>
>>> I think you'd be safe anywhere between 2pm and 10pm PST, although
>>> that's
>>> only an educated guess based on my recollection of when GTK, QT, and
>>> Apple
>>> folk are around.
>>>
>>> --Oliver
>>>
>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 14/01/2008, at 3:48 PM, zucker at wake3.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> My main concern is to make sure Windows Mobile code is part of the
>>>>>> main
>>>>>> trunk, and not a side branch.  My recommended first step to make
>>>>>> the trunk
>>>>>> more Windows Mobile friendly is to update the Windows version to
>>>>>> build
>>>>>> without requiring proprietary Apple libraries.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How does the community feel about this?
>>>>>>
>>>>> The windows code the depends on apple libraries are either in CG/CF
>>>>> specific files,
>>>>> or PLATFORM(CG)/PLATFORM(CF).  The expectation would be that you'd be
>>>>> adding
>>>>> PLATFORM(WINCE) or PLATFORM(GDI) or some such.
>>>>>
>>>>> The best and easiest way to discuss this would be on IRC in the
>>>>> #webkit channel of
>>>>> freenode...
>>>>>
>>>>> --Oliver
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> webkit-dev mailing list
>> webkit-dev at lists.webkit.org
>> http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev
>>
>