Re: [patch] Updating info to build Abi Word on Mac OS X

Hi Fabiano,

On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@fidencio.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:24 PM, Xun Sun <xun.sun.cn@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Fabiano,
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@fidencio.org> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 5:22 AM, Xun Sun <xun.sun.cn@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi Fabiano,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for looking into the aged document.
>>>>
>>>> I would rather place a link in the document to point to the following
>>>> wiki page and maintain contents on the wiki page:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.abisource.com/wiki/Compiling_AbiWord_on_Mac
>>>
>>> IMHO, build docs must be both: on the code and on Wiki. And both needs
>>> to be synchronized.
>>
>> I would not complain if someone is willing to maintain both.
>
> Hmmm. Okay. So, if I understand correctly, I want to delete build docs
> from SVN and all information about build willl be kept in the Wiki? Is
> it?

I suggested that you:
1. maintain the wiki page up-to-date
2. mention in the build docs that enough information on building
abiword can be found in the wiki page

>
>>
>> A note on dependencies: there are packages that are required by the
>> plugins and not by the abiword core program; e.g. boost for the
>> abicollab plugin and libxslt for the latex plugin. If you list these
>> packages as dependencies, might want to clarify which plugin depends
>> on it.
>
> Ohhh Xun, you're right!
> My fault! I'll fix it and then send again (but not in this wekeend).
>
>>
>>> I really want to update the Wiki too, but I can't. :-(
>>> "AbiWiki" was closed for self-registrations to avoid spams. So, could
>>> someone sign me up?
>>
>> Sorry I do not have a wiki account either. Hope someone with access
>> can help you.
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@fidencio.org> wrote:
>>>>> And now, with the patch!
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@fidencio.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Howdy!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just a simple patch in docs, explaining how to build the latest
>>>>>> AbiWord's SVN on OS X.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The content from patches.tar.bz2 are:
>>>>>>    - BUILD.zabw -> New .zabw file, that was exported to generated the
>>>>>> new .html and .txt files
>>>>>>    - mac_os_x_build_info_updated.patch -> Patch to be applied that
>>>>>> contains the changes in .html and .txt file
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Fabiano Fidêncio
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>> --
>>>>> Fabiano Fidêncio
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Thanks & regards
>>>> Xun Sun
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Fabiano Fidêncio
>>>
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>> Thanks & regards
>> Xun Sun
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>
>
> Best Regards,
> --
> Fabiano Fidêncio
>

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Thanks & regards
Xun Sun