nggalai Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Hi there, make and base are now version 1.9.1 stable, gui and back 0.9.2 stable. Excerpt of the release notes: What is the GNUstep makefile package? ===================================== The makefile package is a simple, powerful and extensible way to write makefiles for a GNUstep-based project. It allows the user to write a project without having to deal with the complex issues associated with configuration, building, installation, and packaging. It also allows the user to easily create cross-compiled binaries. Changes in version `1.9.1' ========================== * Remove `--disable-import' option * README.Darwin for darwin/MacOSX install * Framework version and naming clarified. What is the GNUstep Base Library? ================================= The GNUstep Base Library is a library of general-purpose, non-graphical Objective C objects. For example, it includes classes for strings, object collections, byte streams, typed coders, invocations, notifications, notification dispatchers, moments in time, network ports, remote object messaging support (distributed objects), and event loops. It provides functionality that aims to implement the non-graphical portion of the OpenStep standard (the Foundation library). There is more information available at the GNUstep homepage at `http://www.gnustep.org'. Noteworthy changes in version `1.9.1' ===================================== * Default string encoding taken from system nl_langinfo if not set with GNUSTEP_STRING_ENCODING. * NSKeyedArchiver/NSKeyedUnarchiver classesadded. * NSPropertyLists class added, also decodes Mac OS X binary propery lists. What is the GNUstep GUI Library? ================================ It is a library of graphical user interface classes written completely in the Objective-C language; the classes are based upon the OpenStep specification as release by NeXT Software, Inc. The library has been enhanced in a number of ways to take advantage of the GNU system. These classes include graphical objects such as buttons, text fields, popup lists, browser lists, and windows; there are also many associated classes for handling events, colors, fonts, pasteboards and images. The GNUstep GUI Library is designed in two parts. The first part is the front-end component which is independent of platform and display system. This front-end is combined with a back-end component which handles all of the display system dependent such as specific calls to X/Windows. This design allows the GNUstep applications to have the "look and feel" of the underlying display system without any changes to the application, and the library can be easily ported to other display systems. The GNUstep GUI Library requires the GNU Objective-C compiler, the GNUstep Base Library, the TIFF Graphics library, and a back-end component like the GNUstep 'Back' Backend. Noteworthy changes in version `0.9.2' ===================================== * Working NSToolbar implementation * New Mac OS X methods in NSView and other classes * Fixed some sheet handling problems. * Integrated gif, jpg, and png handling in front-end. * Added overridable button and frame drawing functions * Add some keyed decode/encoding to some classes * NSStringDrawing redesigned. * Much improved loading of gorm files What is the GNUstep GUI Backend? ================================ It is a back-end component for the GNUstep GUI Library. The implementation of the GNUstep GUI Library is designed in two parts. The first part is the front-end component which is independent of platform and display system. This front-end is combined with a back-end component which handles all of the display system dependent such as specific calls to the X Window System. This design allows the GNUstep applications to have the "look and feel" of the underlying display system without any changes to the application, and the library can be easily ported to other display systems. The GNUstep GUI Backend is for platforms using the X-Window System or Window's Systems. It works via a DPS emulation engine to emulate the DPS functions required by the front-end system. Noteworthy changes in version `0.9.2' ===================================== * Art backend added support for grayscale, one-isblack colorspaces. * Windows pasteboard interaction handling added. * Better focus handling on Windows. * Better font and draw handling on Windows. *** www.gnustep.org ftp://ftp.gnustep.org/pub/gnustep/core 93, -Sascha.rb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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