Steve Dwire wrote:
> I wanted to help with the GUI development for TortoiseSVN, but getting
> all of the core Subversion code and all of its dependencies set up was
> just a bit too much for me to handle right now for just a GUI change.
> I was about to suggest on the TortoiseSVN list that the TortoiseSVN
> shell simply use the Subversion DLLs instead of having to compile the
> libraries all over again into the TortoiseSVN application. But then,
> I did a sanity check in my “…\Program Files\Subversion” directory and
> realized that the Subversion installer doesn’t actually include DLL files.
>
>
>
> Here’s where I think a “whole product” manager would step in and ask
> the question…
>
>
>
> Would it be a Good Thing for the default Subversion install on Windows
> to install
>
Yes...
> and register DLLs
>
...but not register, since they'd be ordinary DLLs, not some component
providers...
> rather than having the libraries statically compiled into the .exe
> files? If not, why not? If so, then would it make sense for
> TortoiseSVN to default to using those libraries?
>
If you convince Steve that TSVN /shoud/ use the installed DLLs. :-)
> Or at least be able to compile that way so folks like me could help
> with the GUI without having to fight with getting the Subversion
> project and all its dependencies set up?
>
>
>
> (Cross-posted to both Subversion and TortoiseSVN dev lists, since the
> discussion involves both pieces)
>
>
>
> Steve Dwire
>
>
>
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-- Brane
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Received on Mon Mar 7 18:37:09 2005