[Scummvm-devel] GSoC gui tools

[Joost Peters]

Max Horn wrote:
> Well, *if* we have enough man-power (e.g. if for every compress_FOO  
> tool, the people who wrote it help out), then (2) sounds like the way  
> to go. Drawback is that we are stalled until we are able to test  
> *everything*. Or alternatively, until we tired enough to take the risk  
> and just move the stuff anyway, relying on end users to discover  
> regressions :/.
> 
> Anybody on this list willing to help? At all??
> 
> /me watches dustballs roll by...
> 
> We could of course try asking on the forums for help. Worth a shot,  
> but based on past experience, I am not sure it'll really help.
> 
> 
> (1) may sound more complicated at first, but at least it allows us to  
> move tools to the new system at once after we tested them. If done  
> right, I don't think it would be much slower, either: We just have to  
> rename compress.cpp/.h in trunk to compress_old.cpp/.h and adapt the  
> current tools. Then you can just merge the new versions of the tools  
> you already tested to trunk right away, together with the new  
> compress.* and the other new files. Presto.

Indeed, if no-one else is interested in spending any time on this, it 
may be the best route.

Strangerke offered to look at 'his' gob tools when he has time.  If 
others were to follow suit, we can stick with method (2), if not, I will 
go for (1).



Regards,
Joost