Hi scl, On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:43:44 +0100 scl <scl.gplus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > as I'm currently getting deeper into GIMP development, I'm considering > which tools to use beside the already known git, jhbuild, make, > autotools etc. I mean which IDE, Git (GUI) client etc. do you use? > Because I know that this question can lead to animated discussions, I'm > explicitly not asking who has the greatest tool, but which tools *have > proved* efficient and useful for you? > > I already checked the mailing list archives and found some hints, but no > exhaustive answer. I'd be glad if you could answer the following > questions I mainly found at [1] (thanks to Massimo!). The answers would > be a guide for other new contributors, too. > > Q: What is the tool that you use for Gimp development (ex: Vim, Emacs, > Eclipse, Netbeans, Anjuta, ...)? > A: > I used gvim (a sort-of-GUIish version of Vim), valgrind, gdb, konsole, KDE, Bash, some perl on the command line, etc., > Q: Does your development environment support direct compilation (answer > Yes or No)? If so please explain how in the note (e.g. IDE/editor > feature or with plugin x, script y, ...). > A: > Note: Yes. it does: type ":make" in the gvim window. (Not sure I always use it, though). > > Q: Does your development environment support code completion (answer Yes > or No)? If so please explain how in the note (e.g. IDE/editor feature or > with plugin x, script y, ...). > A: > Note: There are several code completion mechanisms and plug-ins for Vim. Maybe seem OmniComplete. > > Q: Does your development environment support documentation browser? > (answer Yes or No)? If so please explain how in the note (e.g. > IDE/editor feature or with plugin x, script y, ...). > A: > Note: I use Firefox for that. > > Q: Does your development environment support debugging? (answer Yes or > No)? If so please explain how in the note (e.g. IDE/editor feature or > with plugin x, script y, ...). > A: > Note: I tend to use gdb for that. > > Q: Does your development environment support code refactoring? (answer > Yes or No)? If so please explain how in the note (e.g. IDE/editor > feature or with plugin x, script y, ...). > A: > Note: I'm not sure if there's an open-source code refactoring tool for C available. Some refactorings can be done semi-manually using a tool such as Perl, Emacs macros, or http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/ . > > Q: Does your development environment support Bugzilla integration? If so > please explain how in the note (e.g. IDE/editor feature or with plugin > x, script y, ...). > A: > Note: No Bugzilla integration, but a web browser should be good enough. > > Q: What are the special benefits of your development environment? > A: > Well, gvim allows for fast editing and can combine various keystrokes in a myriad of ways. It takes some time getting used to, but a small subset of the command can be learned pretty easily. > Q: What are you still missing? > A: > Well, maybe I want something more integrated, and with better (and fast) GUI support. Regards, Shlomi Fish > Q: Which additional comments do you have? > A: > > Thank you in advance! > > Kind regards, > > Sven > > [1] > http://www.mail-archive.com/gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg21662.html > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Interview with Ben Collins-Sussman - http://shlom.in/sussman Microsoft — making it all make sense. Ours. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list
