Re: Getting Mozilla/QT off the ground again

Aditya Sengupta <[email protected]> Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:07:47 +0530
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.qt
Organization Another Netscape Collabra Server User
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Dmitry Poplavsky <Dmitry Poplavsky wrote:
> KaiRo - Robert Kaiser wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>
>>>What requires to programminggverything?
>>
>>As it seems, basically yes.
>>I would probably good to start a new mini-branch (off the trunk) to
>>start with. That means only branching the files we need to, and using
>>the rest from the trunk.
>>I guess the work should be based on current qt3, I don't think we
>>currently need to support anything older. Getting something working
>>seems to be most important, so not complicate it with supporting too
>>many different qt versions.
>>
>>
>>>What has been done? Nothing?
>>
>>There's the old Qt branch still sitting around, it can serve as an
>>example, but I guess it would be best to recode everything needed from
>>scratch (though some code parts might be reuseable).
>>
>>
>>>Any comments?
>>
>>I'd volunteer to help with cutting a mini-branch, checking in on it, and
>>doing regular builds that can be downloaded. I don't think I'd be able
>>to do any real programming though.
>>You can ask biesi, opi and timeless for help on IRC, as they might know
>>a bit of the previous Qt port code.
>>
>>Robert Kaiser (KaiRo on IRC)
> 
> 
> I'm also interesting in this project, and going to do some programming with
> it those days. Is the QT_REBIRTH_200302022_BRANCH branch correct place
> with the latest Qt/Mozilla sources? 
> 
> 
I expect so... I have not yet had the time to pull from the branch. I am 
expecting to start work on it Mar 15/20 or so.

Aditya