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Grinning Fool
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 Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 20:39 Post subject: wxWidgets and linux version |
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This is only relevant if a Linux server is ever released; I'm assuming that eventually, there will be.
That being said -- one of the n ice things about running under Linux is that I don't need the overhead of a windowing system. Under NWN1, I didn't even have any xwindows components installed.
With that in mind, and assuming that the linux version of nwnx4 is still command-line based -- does anyone know if wxWidgets will require these things to be installed and/or running? I haven't worked with it before under Linux, so I'm not sure what kind of dependencies are involved.
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I haven't looked at this either, but I guess you will probably need some X or GTK libraries at most, not the whole X window system.
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virusman
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:06 Post subject: |
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| I think, it would be better to use wxWidgets in GUI client only. wxWidgets isn't worth having so much dependencies to just run the server in a console. The simplier the better. |
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The thing that prompted me to consider it is that I realized that the plugins use it - wxString, wsHashMap, etc, so it wasn't strictly at the GUI level.
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Yes, I am using wxWidgets for a couple of things, not only GUI functionality. Logging and IPC for example. Since it's cross-platform, that should not be a problem. If there are additional dependencies, they should not be hard to resolve.
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virusman
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I just like the KISS principle. 
In NWNX2 the same features were implemented without using wxWidgets.
In my opinion, wxW made NWNX4 more complex, not adding any new functionality.
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chaoslink
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 18:50 Post subject: |
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| It has been years since I've used the wxWindows libraries, but from what I remember there is a wxBase library that is a slimmed-down build without graphical elements. Does that still exist and can it be used instead? |
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Disco
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| Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:27 Post subject: |
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Mind that there was a mention in the Obsidian forums about the chances of an official Linux server.
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7 - Linux Dedicated Server. I wish I had good news here, but I don't. You don't need to sell me on the importance of a Linux dedicated server. I felt it was important to have one from the beginning. Unfortunately, there were major systems decisions made along the way of developing NWN2 that make it borderline impossible to create a Linux dedicated server port at this time. By the time I learned of these changes and what it would mean about the possability of a Linux Server, it was too late to reverse the changes. While I won't say that there will never be a Linux dedicated server, I will say that it is unlikely. :/ |
Considering that this is teh diplomatic answer I'd not start creating plugins under the assumption that such a server will be made. |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 17:34 Post subject: |
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| virusman wrote: | I just like the KISS principle.
In NWNX2 the same features were implemented without using wxWidgets.
In my opinion, wxW made NWNX4 more complex, not adding any new functionality. |
And I do not like to reeinvent the wheel. I do not think your comment is justified, since it is definitely not correct.
Btw, what about filling your contributions page like you said you would.
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virusman
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| Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 21:49 Post subject: |
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| Papillon wrote: | | And I do not like to reeinvent the wheel. |
Well, that's a good point.
| Papillon wrote: | | Btw, what about filling your contributions page like you said you would. |
Done.  Thanks for the reminder. |
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