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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ contributions by Pascal Forget @email{pascal@@wsc.com}, Scott Christley
@email{scottc@@net-community.com}, and Randy Chapman
@email{chapman@@u.washington.edu}.
Last updated 15 March 1996.
Last updated 26 March 1996.
The most up-to-date version of this FAQ is
available at @url{ftp://ftp.cs.rochester.edu/pub/u/mccallum/libobjects}.
Please send corrections to @email{mccallum@@gnu.ai.mit.edu}.
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ which to find GNUstep information without hype.
@enumerate
@item What is GNUstep?
@item @b{What is GNUstep?}
GNUstep is the Free Software Foundation's effort to implement NeXT
Software Inc.'s OpenStep Standard. The project is not finished, however
@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ There has been some OS/2 WARP work, but I have not seen any ongoing work
on this platform yet, (contact McCallum if you are interested).
@item What is the OpenStep standard?
@item @b{What is the OpenStep standard?}
OpenStep is an Application Programming Interface (API) for creating
applications using the Objective C language. It was published by NeXT
@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ You can obtain a copy of the OpenStep standard in
@end itemize
@item Who is currently involved in writing GNUstep code?
@item @b{Who is currently involved in writing GNUstep code?}
For the sake of being social and getting to know each other, here is a
list of the folks who are currently, actively contributing GNUstep code.
@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ has already written much of the GUI Library frontend.
There are many others who have made significant contributions to
GNUstep, but who are not currently contributing code, (such as Kresten
Thorup and Paul Kunz). For more information about GNUstep history, see
the GNUstep WWW pages.
Thorup @email{krab@@next.com} and Paul Kunz
@email{paul_kunz@@slac.stanford.edu}). For more information about
GNUstep history, see the GNUstep WWW pages.
There are also several others who have contributed individual classes to
GNUstep, but who are not actively contributing to general GNUstep work.
@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ the GNU project and GNUstep in the future.
Please send corrections to the FAQ maintainer.
@item Is there a WWW site for GNUstep? Are there mailing lists for GNUstep?
@item @b{Is there a WWW site for GNUstep? Are there mailing lists for GNUstep?}
There is a WWW site at @url{http://www.gnustep.org}, (and its mirror
@url{http://www.NMR.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE/GNUstep}, that contains many
@ -213,8 +214,7 @@ maintained by McCallum @email{mccallum@@gnu.ai.mit.edu}.
@end itemize
@item What is the current state of the project? When can I expect it to
be completed?
@item @b{What is the current state of the project? When can I expect it to be completed?}
The Base Library is about 85 percent done. Significant useful work can
already be done using the library. The GUI library is about 25
@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ a project will be finished. ...However, that said: there are certain
GNUstep developers that are counting on having useful Base and GUI
libraries working by the end of Summer 1996.
@item How can I help?
@item @b{How can I help?}
If you have a specific piece of functionality that you would like to
contribute, or if you would like to ask for suggestions about what
@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ found below.
@enumerate
@item What is the Objective C Runtime Library?
@item @b{What is the Objective C Runtime Library?}
The Objective C Runtime Library provides C functions and data structures
required to execute an Objective C program. An introduction to the
@ -305,16 +306,15 @@ instance to a cousin class of the same instance-size.
@end itemize
@item What is its current state of development?
@item @b{What is its current state of development?}
GNU's Objective C Runtime library has been stable and useable since
1993. Enhancements continue to be made.
The package @samp{gcc-2.7.2} contains the source for the GNU Objective C
compiler and runtime library. It can be obtained from
@url{ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu}, or any other mirror of the GNU
archives. As far as I know, the GNU Objective C Runtime runs on all,
platforms on which GCC runs.
GCC contains the source for the GNU Objective C compiler and runtime
library. It can be obtained from @url{ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu},
or any other mirror of the GNU archives. As far as I know, the GNU
Objective C Runtime runs on all, platforms on which GCC runs.
GCC version 2.7.2 does not contain the thread-safe features, but the
next version of GCC will. A patch for thread-safe features is provided
@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ especially one for Linux.
@enumerate
@item What is the GNUstep Base Library?
@item @b{What is the GNUstep Base Library?}
The GNUstep Base Library is a library of general-purpose, non-graphical
Objective C objects. For example, it includes classes for strings,
@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ the libobjects homepage at
@url{http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/mccallum/libobjects}.
@item What is its current state of development?
@item @b{What is its current state of development?}
It is about 85 percent of the way to having all the OpenStep classes.
Significant useful work can already be done using the library since the
@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ and usable: NSArchiver, NSArray, NSAssertionHandler, NSAutoreleasePool,
NSBitmapCharSet, NSBundle, NSCharacterSet, NSCoder, NSCountedSet,
NSData, NSDate, NSDictionary, NSEnumerator, NSException, NSInvocation,
NSLock, NSMethodSignature, NSNotification, NSNotificationCenter,
NSNumber, NSObject, NSProcessInfo, NSSet, NSString, NSThread,
NSTimeZone, NSValue.
NSNumber, NSObject, NSProcessInfo, NSRunLoop, NSSet, NSString, NSThread,
NSTimeZone, NSTimer, NSValue.
Most of the C functions are also implemented, including NSHashTable and
NSMaptable.
@ -373,12 +373,10 @@ not yet been made.
The following classes are unstarted or unusable: NSBTreeBlock,
NSBTreeCursor, NSByteStore, NSByteStoreFile, NSCalendarDate,
NSDeserializer, NSRunLoop, NSScanner, NSSerializer, NSTimer,
NSUserDefaults.
NSDeserializer, NSScanner, NSSerializer, NSUserDefaults.
@item In what ways is the Base Library different from OpenStep's
FoundationKit?
@item @b{In what ways is the Base Library different from OpenStep's FoundationKit?}
It contains several enhancements:
@ -466,7 +464,7 @@ patches to make the runtime thread-safe.
@end enumerate
@item What is the general organization of the non-OpenStep, GNU classes?
@item @b{What is the general organization of the non-OpenStep, GNU classes?}
(This FAQ does not describe the OpenStep standard classes, because a
detailed description of those can be found in the OpenStep
@ -549,7 +547,7 @@ Packet holds data and reply port
@end format
@item Where can I get a copy?
@item @b{Where can I get a copy?}
The most recently released ``official'' version can be obtained from
@url{ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu}.
@ -574,22 +572,23 @@ the FTP directory.
@enumerate
@item What is the GUI Library?
@item @b{What is the GUI Library?}
The GNUstep GUI Library is a library of objects useful for writing
graphical applications. For example, it includes classes for drawing
and manipulating graphics objects on the screen: windows, menus, buttons,
sliders, text fields, and events. Likewise there are many periphery
classes that offer operating system independent usage of images, cursors,
colors, fonts, pasteboards, printing; and workspace enhancement classes
such as data links, open/save panels, context-dependent help, spell checking.
and manipulating graphics objects on the screen: windows, menus,
buttons, sliders, text fields, and events. There are also many
peripheral classes that offer operating-system-independent interfaces to
images, cursors, colors, fonts, pasteboards, printing. There are also
workspace support classes such as data links, open/save panels,
context-dependent help, spell checking.
It provides functionality that aims to implement the @samp{AppKit}
portion of the OpenStep standard. However the implementation has
been written to take advantage of GNUstep enhancements wherever possible.
@item Explain the organization of the front- and back-ends.
@item @b{Explain the organization of the front- and back-ends.}
The GNUstep GUI Library is divided into a front- and back-end. The
front-end contains the majority of implementation, but leaves out the
@ -612,7 +611,7 @@ implementor to choose what to override in the front-end, instead of
having the interface between front- and back-end fixed by the front-end.
@item What is the current state of development of the front-end?
@item @b{What is the current state of development of the front-end?}
A number of classes in the front-end are complete or almost complete;
these include: NSActionCell, NSButtonCell, NSButton, NSCell, NSControl,
@ -626,10 +625,10 @@ NSText, NSTextField, NSTextFieldCell, NSView, and NSWindow.
All remaining classes have stub implementations.
@item What is the current state of development of the X/DPS back-end?
@item @b{What is the current state of development of the X/DPS back-end?}
@item Where can I get a copy?
@item @b{Where can I get a copy?}
It is not yet publically available. When it is available you will be
able to find it in @url{ftp://alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu/gnu}.
@ -643,13 +642,13 @@ able to find it in @url{ftp://alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu/gnu}.
@enumerate
@item What is the DisplayGhostScript Server?
@item @b{What is the DisplayGhostScript Server?}
@item What is its current state of development?
@item @b{What is its current state of development?}
@item What is the relationship between the DisplayGhostScript Server and X Windows?
@item @b{What is the relationship between the DisplayGhostScript Server and X Windows?}
@end enumerate
@ -661,7 +660,7 @@ able to find it in @url{ftp://alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu/gnu}.
@enumerate
@item What is the Interface Modeller?
@item @b{What is the Interface Modeller?}
Interface Modeller, in its simplest form, is an application for visually
constructing and prototyping graphical user interfaces. At a more
@ -670,7 +669,8 @@ classes to create a graph of objects; this graph is a model of an
executable program that Interface Modeller can save to a file to be
loaded and executed later outside of Interface Modeller.
@item What is its current state of development?
@item @b{What is its current state of development?}
It is in the specification stage; no code has been written yet. The
current specifications are available through the GNUstep WWW pages.