On 2005-01-13, Tony Wyatt wrote:
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changed since 2003, but if we do not have sh or bash, we are in for a lot of script re-writing before we will be able to build on a target system (A1).
In order to make our port "just another" platform that can be added to the source distribution tree, we will have to port the tools eventually, rather that adapt the scripts to suit our existing tools.
Not necessarily. If we need to rewrite enough of the scripts, it might be an idea to rewrite them in something which is already available and used (e.g. Python). This could make the change a candidate for inclusion into the main trunk of OOo and not just "out port".
At least as long as we do not _add_ dependencies.
If we go the route of cross-compiling first and building the native tools as required, we will have more time to port these tools.
This might be a good idea for the OOo source tree. At the very least, we should have someone compile it under e.g. Linux or Solaris so that we have a reference-build to look at.
-Peter aka. Archprogrammer
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