[osg-users] [osg-submissions] API configurations in aseparateConfig include file

Wed Jun 25 07:08:55 PDT 2008

hi gang,

sorry about the widespread expression of frustration with this  
particular change -
it's come at an inconvenient time for a few projects i'm working on. i  
continue to
be osg's #1 fan, and user, though i might be considered a wee bit  
critical at
times. it's because i'm very intersested in seeing osg evolve well. :)

apologies!
bob

On Jun 25, 2008, at 9:40 AM, Bob Kuehne wrote:

> quite the interesting change, eh? gets back to a point of problem i
> have with this project - that it isn't designed, but mostly just
> implemented. and even that is done without a lot of thought as to the
> larger consequences...
>
> sigh.
>
> anyway, how's your new thing going? well?
>
> b
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Brian R Hill <bhill22 at csc.com>
> Date: Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 9:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [osg-users] [osg-submissions] API configurations
> in	aseparateConfig include file
> To: OpenSceneGraph Users <osg-users at lists.openscenegraph.org>
>
>
> I second Paul's statement - it breaks every other project that uses  
> osg.
>
> Brian
>
> -----osg-users-bounces at lists.openscenegraph.org wrote: -----
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> To: "'OpenSceneGraph Users'" <osg-users at lists.openscenegraph.org>
> From: "Paul Martz" <pmartz at skew-matrix.com>
> Sent by: osg-users-bounces at lists.openscenegraph.org
> Date: 06/25/2008 08:47AM
> Subject: Re: [osg-users] [osg-submissions] API configurations in
> aseparateConfig include file
>
> This is most definitely not a transparent change. It is not backwards
> compatible with application projects designed to build against an OSG
> source/build tree.
>  -Paul
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: osg-users-bounces at lists.openscenegraph.org
>> [mailto:osg-users-bounces at lists.openscenegraph.org] On Behalf
>> Of James Killian
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:18 PM
>> To: OpenSceneGraph Users
>> Subject: Re: [osg-users] [osg-submissions] API configurations
>> in aseparateConfig include file
>>
>> What was suppose to happen is that all of the changes were to
>> be transparent in such a way where he need not write
>> additional info.  The problem of course is that when the code
>> was checked in it was not tested for the windows platform,
>> and now that I finally understand how it is suppose to work
>> there are two known issues:
>>
>> 1.  On my setup using 2.4.8  and VS 7.1 platform the cmake
>> fails to identify that I can use interlocked and threaded
>> environment, and so the config files written are for single
>> threaded, and some of my bounding variables were defined as float.
>>
>> 2.  I suspect that cmake scripts included the *build* include
>> for only OpenThreads and OSG (and these could build fine)...
>> problem is that all projects dependent on either of these
>> will also need to add the build path to search, and this
>> triggered the "why can't my application find the Config
>> header?" issues.
>>
>> It should be easy to fix #2 if in fact that is the intended
>> direction (and to the best of my knowledge) it was.
>>
>> If these things are working properly, it should be a
>> transparent workflow.
>> I will certainly test this and provide feedback once the
>> windows.h issues are resolved.
>>
>>
>> James Killian
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Paul Martz" <pmartz at skew-matrix.com>
>> To: "'OpenSceneGraph Submissions'"
>> <osg-submissions at lists.openscenegraph.org>
>> Cc: "'OpenSceneGraph Users'" <osg-users at lists.openscenegraph.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [osg-users] [osg-submissions] API configurations
>> in a separateConfig include file
>>
>>
>>> I was surprised to see a change with such widespread ramifications
>>> discussed
>>> only on osg-submissions, so I'm cross-posting.
>>>
>>> I think I've now waded through enough of the posts in this thread to
>>> understand why this was done, and how to cope with the fact that OSG
>>> header
>>> files are now in the build directory.
>>>
>>> Mathias, could you take the time to enter a FAQ on the wiki
>> regarding
>>> this?
>>> I foresee many posts when people upgrade to the latest OSG
>> of the form:
>>> "why
>>> can't my application find the Config header?". Users will
>> need to know the
>>> following:
>>>
>>> * OSG now generates headers in the build tree. If your app
>> links with OSG
>>> from a source/build tree, your app will now need to look
>> for headers in
>>> multiple locations.
>>>
>>> * You can get around this by installing OSG. You can
>> customize the install
>>> location with an OSG cmake variable.
>>>
>>> * Any other info you think is relevant.
>>>
>>> A FAQ on the wiki would be better than having people search the
>>> osg-submissions archives.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>  -Paul
>>>
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