SOC Project Idea: Winelib-aware scons

[Pau Garcia i Quiles]

Hello,

If you don't mind using CMake ( http://cmake.org ) instead of Scons,
here is a starting point:

http://dgwarp.hd.free.fr/vcproj2cmake.rb

On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 12:50 AM, Scott Ritchie <scott at open-vote.org> wrote:
> For a while now I've been hoping someone would tackle a pet project of
> mine.  It occurred to me that it would be a great summer of code project.
>
> Basically, I want a magic script that can convert a visual studio
> project file into a winelib-aware, scons-powered, linux-compatible build
> system.  This would make it very easy for a Windows-only Visual Studio
> project to be ported.
>
> Now, normally, someone writing portable code would probably want to use
> scons from the start instead of Visual Studio, but Winelib throws a monkey
> wrench into this process by making formerly non-portable code suddenly Linux
> compatible.
>
> As a good example application to test, the program eMule would be a good
> candidate - it's open source, works great in Wine, is built with Visual
> Studio, and has no good native equivalents.
>
> I've added a work in progress wiki page on the Wine wiki here:
> http://wiki.winehq.org/SconsWine
>
>
>
> I'm not sure whether this will function better as an scons summer of
> code project or a Wine one, nor am I sure where a student would be able
> to find a good mentor.  Accordingly, I'm emailing both mailing lists,
> and hoping for some feedback, particularly if it doesn't sound feasible.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Scott Ritchie
>
>
>
>



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Pau Garcia i Quiles
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(Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)