VMMaker next steps
PhiHo Hoang
phiho.hoang at rogers.com
Fri Jul 11 15:50:39 UTC 2003
Hi Andreas,
> > One more thing, please get rid of 'makeprims.exe'.
> > It's too platform specific. ( sorry, Andreas ;-)
>
> What's your point?
My point is if VMMaker can make it so that 'makeprims.exe' is no longer
needed (without using ANY substitute like, say, 'makeprims.mak'), yet
plugins.int, plugins.all can still be used as now (i.e there is no need
to
run PluginsMaker just to slide a plugin in and out) then it's really
cool.
(just like MobVM ;-)
> Makeprims isn't part of VMMaker but part of the Win32 platform build.
> So there's nothing to get rid of in VMMaker and yes it's platform
> specific.
> Why not?
>
Actually, 'makeprims.exe' is platform specific but 'makeprims' is quite
cross platform, isn't it.
It's just as cross platform as 'gcc', 'BitBltPlugin', 'gnuify' or
'makeprims.awk'.
So, if it's cross platform, it should be in VMMaker.
Soo, first, make it into VMMaker, then get rid of it ;-)
Please understand that the suggestion to get rid of 'makeprims.exe'
does not nullify my appreciation for its creation.
In fact, my appreciation is getting higher with recent contributions
from the VM gurus.
Please keep up with the great work, gurus.
Cheers,
PhiHo.
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