From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 20 02:50:42 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4963337B401; Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:50:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hannibal.servitor.co.uk (hannibal.servitor.co.uk [195.188.15.48]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63A1743FCB; Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:50:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from paul@hannibal.servitor.co.uk) Received: from paul by hannibal.servitor.co.uk with local (Exim 4.14) id 19TIXj-0003cF-6c; Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:50:51 +0100 Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:50:51 +0100 From: Paul Robinson To: The Anarcat , Samy Al Bahra , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030620095051.GQ20204@iconoplex.co.uk> References: <200306162015.06836.nakal@web.de> <20030616151024.0616e1e4.eaja@erols.com> <20030616191852.GA52694@ussenterprise.ufp.org> <20030618100125.GP20204@iconoplex.co.uk> <1055948691.92188.10.camel@beastie.freebsd.local> <20030618154012.GE533@xtanbul> <20030619095739.GC20204@iconoplex.co.uk> <20030619182612.GB1074@xtanbul> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030619182612.GB1074@xtanbul> Sender: Paul Robinson Subject: Re: YAPIB (was: Drawing graphics on terminal) X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:50:42 -0000 On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 02:26:13PM -0400, The Anarcat wrote: > It's right now to the point I wouldn't consider writing more code for > libh, but I'd reuse the ideas in a smaller, plugin-based, swig-foobar > rewrite. I went back and re-read the notes on the website about libh's design yesterday, first time in a while. It has some good ideas. Definitely lots to pick up on. > So yes, libh is kinda bad, for me at least. And it involves a lot of > C++ magic I don't really like. *shudders*. I was sorting out my flat last night getting ready to move, and I found my old undergrad copy of the second edition K&R book. I hugged it. C++ is for girls. :-) > But, as always, if someone feels like picking the horse (wether it's > alive or dead I'm never too sure), feel free! The code is there for > anyone who dares to look. I've also put up a doxygen framework and > there's a bit of design doc, so no, libh's still no so bad since so > much people put so much time in it during its long existence. Cool. > I apologize again for being so brutal to this project which had so > high hopes and also to all the people who worked on it. It's understandable. Think of it this way - at least the next-gen installer is now likely to get a better name, whoever it is that writes it. :-) -- Paul Robinson