Miniature/Development/Phase 0: Project setup

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* 2009-10-31: Garage project created: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/chess/
* 2009-10-31: Garage project created: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/chess/
* 2009-10-31: Talk thread created: [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=33764 Contributors needed: the killer free chess game for Maemo]
* 2009-10-31: Talk thread created: [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=33764 Contributors needed: the killer free chess game for Maemo]
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== Backstage ==
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# Setup development environment
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## DONE: Miniature [http://gitorious.org/miniature/miniature is hosted @ Gitorious]. It uses the community port of Qt and [http://www.tsunanet.net/autotroll/ autotroll]. Warning: Miniature uses the no_keyword switch since some of the [http://amigadave.blogspot.com/2009/07/still-not-impressed-with-macros.html Qt macros have very common names that can lead to wierd debug sessions]. It's defensive programming, and not too bad, really.
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# Setup communication channels
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## DONE: ML @ Garage: [https://garage.maemo.org/pipermail/chess-developer/]
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## DONE: IRC channel @ freenode.net: #miniature @ irc.freenode.net
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About setting up the environment
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* Preview of [http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.php/Qt_for_Maemo_Developers_Guide Qt for Maemo Developers Guide]
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* [http://qt.nokia.com/maemo Official Qt 4.6 port for Maemo 5], including mailing list for developer feedback.
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** A more comprehensive guide [http://www.forum.nokia.com/piazza/wiki/images/7/7a/Qt_for_Maemo_Developers_Guide_v0_5_Beta.pdf can be found here].
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* The Qt 4.6 packages are about to land in extras-devel

Revision as of 21:17, 9 November 2009

The goal of this phase is to have all the elements in place to start the development, get feedback and contributors.

Checklist

  • Code repository - DONE
  • Garage project - DONE
  • Developer list - DONE
  • Documentation wiki - ONGOING
    • Miniature done, still ironing the /Development pages.--qgil 20:51, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
    • Instructions to set the development environment. MISSING - WHO?
  • User Talk thread - DONE

Progress

Backstage

  1. Setup development environment
    1. DONE: Miniature is hosted @ Gitorious. It uses the community port of Qt and autotroll. Warning: Miniature uses the no_keyword switch since some of the Qt macros have very common names that can lead to wierd debug sessions. It's defensive programming, and not too bad, really.
  2. Setup communication channels
    1. DONE: ML @ Garage: [1]
    2. DONE: IRC channel @ freenode.net: #miniature @ irc.freenode.net

About setting up the environment