[ros-dev] ** PATCH DAY 2005

[Alex Ionescu]

Thomas Larsen wrote:

>Okay Doing That
>
>I did ask 3 times how any would like to receive the patches 3 month 2 month 1 month ago
>Nobody answer so I found this program on your outdated web page "Win Merge" to make the patches...
>
>The files include in a rar are not compressed and can be opened by one util. Seven Zip I
>compressed it in Winrar because of the limit on bandwidth "Mail Server" only 200 kb allowed and
>split the files in 4 stage without compress... sry for that.
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>
Rar is a compression algorithm, so is 7zip. Both are uncommon... please 
just post a single zip on a website if you can...or split it, it's still 
fine. But a zip file please. With the .patches directly inside.

>And
>
>shfolder.dll are a new dll file and many more are not included in reactor also hhctrl.ocx makes
>WinZip version 1.0-9.0b works "WinZip Seeks an help file" and can’t start up without this file so
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>
So you've written shfolder.dll? Or synced from WINE? We do syncs from 
WINE ourselves using "Vendor drops" when we need a DLL, so that we can 
share code.

>MSISYS.OCX Make Some parts of office 2000 Works and some other ocx files witch makes internet
>explorer 5 run but not receive WebPages but its an start..
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Are these OCX files coded by you, or from WINE?

>The patches in ntdll.dll correct some bugs/mistakes and implant some new functions will return
>with more detail
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Please make sure that you document each bug/mistake...it makes it easier 
for us.

>And comdlg32 and comctl32 I implanted missing and wrong implantations and let it work so you could
>test those in a winxp env.
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See above.

>comdlg32 comctl32 shfolder.dll makes dependsx86 works and you can also open a run debug output
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See above.

>Most of the other files are new implantations of functions
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See above.

>In advapi32.dll
>;iamallreadyimplentet where all ready implanted look at it yourself many weird things going on in
>the def file
>And implanted and corrected the reg.c file so you could use your regedit app properly..
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See above.

>and i sync every dll with the most recent cvs of wine
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>
We usually do this ourselves with vendor drops, so it's not really 
necessary in a patch.

>Code Style
>
>if   (bob)  
>  {
> bobobob( kffk) ;
>}
>
>my point different code styles every where in reactos I just tabbed and made it more easy to
>understand
>
>if (bob) {
>  bobobob(kffk);
>}
>
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I understand, but it makes the patches almost impossible to read.

>But okay am a little tired of some blaming all and nothing
>
>Won’t help you
>Read about that and I may help you
>Look on the web page you moron
>You spell the word wrong can’t understand you like an irritating France Man would say.
>You used 2000 Mb of... are you all on telephone lines or what..
>Think it really would help if you treat ppl. Better…
>
>I got an idea:
>
>Split the work provide documentation on your web page comment your code put your best information
>link up on kernel code and so on instead of cutting ppls head over all information do not stand I
>books and many great coders get their information and ideas from ppl, own expertise share it.. it
>will make ppl better.. And Reactos could really use it..
> 
>Don’t want a lot of negative mail but comment and so on are welcome the negative I just empty.. 
>
>But nice job you all and great Sunday..
>
>Thomas
>
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I agree with you that our documentation is a bit lacking, and I thank 
you for the work you've done. Many people get discourage when they 
submit their first patch, but making mistakes is the way to learning... 
I will eagearly awaiting your new patch files, with explenations for the 
bugs they fix.

Best regards,
Alex Ionescu