Re: Proposal: new name: pbxbuild -> pearbuild

[Gregory Casamento]

A few more comments about pbxbuild since we're on the subject.    I
have a few suggestions regarding the code:

1) Separate out the code which does the actual conversion.  It would
be useful to have this as a library in case it could be used by other
tools or apps, such as ProjectCenter.
2) Refactor the code which does the conversion.   Currently it is
somewhat procedural in nature.   From looking at the structure of the
xcodebuild file... it is a dependency tree.   We can take one of two
approaches with this:
   a) Make the tool do the building directly, such as with
xcodebuild...   this would mean that pbxbuild wouldn't just use make,
but would become a full on make replacement
   b) OR find ways to make what is in the xcodebuild files into
something equivalent in GNUstep-make files.

Allow me to be clear here.... I am not suggesting in any way that
pbxbuild become a replacement for gnustep-make or anything... only
that pbxbuild would benefit from such enhancements. :)

GC

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Gregory Casamento
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Hans,
>
> The only thing I'm wondering is why "pear" in particular?   I think
> it's good, because it's imaginative.  Additionally, I wouldn't have
> wanted the tool to be called gsxcodebuild or gspbxbuild or even
> gsbuild as I have a distinct allergy to things being prefixed with GS
> simply because they can be.   Part of this comes from having committed
> the sin myself in the form of my "gopen" tool. :)   The only reason
> it's not "open" is because there is an open keyword/tool on most
> versions of Linux with which it would conflict. O_o
>
> Also, it seems pbxbuild is the *previous* name of xcodebuild.   So, it
> would be clearer when talking about pearbuild vs. pbxbuild vs.
> xcodebuild since it would be obvious you are referring to GNUstep's
> tool instead of a previous version of the build tool on OS X.
>
> GC
>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Hans Baier <address@hidden> wrote:
>> I recently I had an idea for a new name of the tool:
>>
>> pearbuild.
>>
>> I really like it and it would even preserve the namespace prefixes.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Hans
>>
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