Re: Re: Tool for generating HTML from Eiffel code?

At 07:10 AM 6/15/2007, you wrote:
>Well, I think in the past I've run into very similar build problems
>with the Goanna library, which was one of my reasons to turn away from
>Eiffel and try out the D programming language. Is it really so
>difficult to build projects with Eiffel or are that just typical
>problems of a novice, according to your experience?

In the case of Goanna, the problem is just our small community.  The 
original author left the project before completing a unified 
compile/test script.  Since them, people use and maintain only the 
parts of Goanna that they need.  No one has the time to create a 
compile/test regimen which acts on the entire library.  As the 
language and libraries upon which Goanna evolve, minor 
incompatibilities develop in to those parts of Goanna which aren't 
being used. They aren't detected until someone like you comes along 
to try it out. Also, I don't think that any of the primary Goanna 
developers routinely work on Windows.  While windows compatibility is 
a design goal of Goanna, it may be that windows problems creep in 
since we don't routinely work on that platform.

I maintain the Web Application Library and fastcgi connector within 
Goanna.  Please feel free to contact me directly or on the Goanna 
list if you would like help using them.

Neal