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Subject: Re: gui install system
Author:  MIME:Guenther=2EGrau@bk=2Ebosch=2Ede at INTERNETALFALAVAL
Date:    1998-07-09 15:28


nick=2Emaniscalco@alfalaval=2Ecom wrote:=20
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>      I havn't doen much programming in X so does anyone have an=20
>      reccomendations as far as what tool kits to use?
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>      I think gtk might be a good one=2E  Any thoughts on using  Tcl/Tk?
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I haven't done any programming using gtk=2E Is it an X-toolkit, i=2Ee=2E=20
is it a c-API? Or is it a seperate (scripting) language? I'd suggest=20

                its a tool kit=2E  the gimp uses it and many other X  =20
                apps do as well=2E

using
a scripting language like Tcl/Tk or perl/tk=2E It's faster to develop,=20
easier to maintain, easier to interface with existing programs
and speed is not an issue when installing=2E You also might want to have=20
a look at what others like FreeBSD or RedHat have done=2E
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Just MHO,
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  Guenther
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                tcltk could be nice=2E  i am not sure how easy it would be=20=
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                interface with the existing code that does the disklabeling=
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                and partitioning=2E
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                as far as what others have done i didnt think redhat,     =20=
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                debian, freebsd or anyone else had a graphical X based    =20=
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                install=2E  have i been out of the loop for too long or wha=
t?
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                Nick