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Hello, |
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I would be interested in coding a new and improved graphical front-end for |
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portage, similar to the old Kuroo Project. The reason why I want to start |
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from scratch is that I'm not particular inclined to use QT as a toolkit, nor |
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would I consider CPP my language of choice. |
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Personally, I would prefer to go with a combination of Python and wxWidgets |
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on this project. For one thing, performance should allow to switch to Python |
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without too much speed-loss, and I also think using Python instead of CPP |
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could attract more non-professional, casual coders to contribute to the |
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project. |
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Of course the new application should support similar features as Kuroo did |
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and improve in some areas. For example I would really like to have an easy |
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to switch between different compiling settings. By this I mean for example |
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adjusting distcc to your current environment on you laptop, which is |
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something I've been looking for for some time now myself. Also it would |
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provide an easy way for users to find out about new FEATURES settings (eg. |
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ccache) and install and configure those if needed. |
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As the wiki stated, I think having a graphical front-end would improve |
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usability for newer users, while still offering advanced functionality often |
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missed by more advanced users. |
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-- Patrick Lerner |