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

[Olaf Siejka]

I`m ok as long as there will be the a way to add files statically, it is
vital atm for driver slipstreaming

Regards

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

> As long as they are included in the build system, they will be added to
> reactos.dff. If they're not, they won't ever be mentioned.
>
> Ged Murphy wrote:
>
>> how does this work for rosapps and other such optional inclusions?
>>
>> 2010/10/30 Jérôme Gardou <jerome.gardou at laposte.net <mailto:
>> 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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