[ros-dev] Static - dynamic generation of reactos.dff

[Ged Murphy]

how does this work for rosapps and other such optional inclusions?

2010/10/30 Jérôme Gardou <jerome.gardou at laposte.net>

> Hi reactos developers.
>
> As many of you know, the cmake branch development is going along and is the
> occasion of many innovations in the way reactos is built.
>
> One of this way is the reactos.dff file. Currently, it is a static file,
> meaning that each time you want to add a module to reactos, you have to edit
> this file. What I propose is to create this file dynamically, when parsing
> the build system file. Adding a reactos module twould then be as simple as
> (!) creating a new build file for this module.
>
> For those who are concerned about slipstreaming or optional files like
> wallpapers or whatever hacking they do with the current reactos.dff, it will
> be as easy as before. There will be a file to edit, which will be the
> "static" part of it. Whatever you'll write in this file will be written back
> to reactos.dff, so there is no need to worry about that.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Regards.
> Jérôme.
>
> PS : The patch is there. It waits for your approval :-)
>
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