Since Luís hinted in a previous message to the list that consensus need be sought on whether or not to merge cl-opengl-thomas in to the main tree, I thought I would get the ball rolling for when he is free to do so (or not as the case may warrant).
I offer these points as pro-merge:
- With CFFI-new-types merged into CFFI-main, the main cl-opengl repo probably won't compile for anyone starting out using 'darcs get' or (require :cl-opengl) and will break for anyone using 'darcs pull'
- Most recent patches have been requested to patch against the thomas branch
- As far as I know, there's been no regression in the GL functionality area
merge cons:
- In it's current state, thomas will break some cl-glut-examples demos
Anyone concluding differently or similarly? Comments?
Charlie McMackin
Hello Charlie,
"Charlie McMackin" charliemac+cl-opengl@gmail.com writes:
Since Luís hinted in a previous message to the list that consensus need be sought on whether or not to merge cl-opengl-thomas in to the main tree, I thought I would get the ball rolling for when he is free to do so (or not as the case may warrant).
Thanks for sending this message!
I offer these points as pro-merge:
- With CFFI-new-types merged into CFFI-main, the main cl-opengl repo
probably won't compile for anyone starting out using 'darcs get' or (require :cl-opengl) and will break for anyone using 'darcs pull'
Not a particularly pro-merge point, it just means the main branch has suffered some bitrot, because...
- Most recent patches have been requested to patch against the thomas
branch
... most people seem to be having success with the thomas branch and the new functionality therein.
- In it's current state, thomas will break some cl-glut-examples demos
Again, bitrot. Just needs to be fixed. Not a big deal.
But yeah, I completely agree that cl-opengl-thomas should be merged. It has had a lot of testing. People seem to be using it with no problems, and all development has been taking place there. If Oliver and James don't have any objections, I'll push the cl-opengl-thomas patches over to the main cl-opengl branch soon.
Also, you guys that have been sending patches should definitely be added to the cl-opengl group. Send me your c-l.net account names so we can make those requests.
Ah, and please let me know if I missed any patch!
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