Perhaps I need to move this information to the developers list. I got this
reply from a guy on one of the Apple developer lists.
"I had a brief go at rosegarden with other packages installed using fink
(fink needs the --prefix=/sw) on Mac OS X 10.6.8. However, I found issues
with configure tests for X11, dssi.h and sha1sum. Make finally failed
because i had no alsa installed and there was no quick resolution for that.
(He had all the compile errors in here which I will leave out of this post)
Unfortunately, I do not really have the skills/time to dig deeper into all
these issues, but maybe someone can pick it up. Once rosegarden builds on
macosx, i could contribute and maintain a package discription for fink."
He seems interested in moving forward. with help from others.
Dave
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 8:04 AM, David Tisdell <david.tisd...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I have posted requests for Mac developers to 3 Apple lists:
> *Coreaudio-api* <https://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/coreaudio-api>A
> mailing list for developers using Core Audio and MIDI APIs (C or Java) on
> MacOS X
> *Unix-porting*
> <https://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/unix-porting>Discussions about
> porting UNIX-based software to Mac OS X
> *X11-users* <https://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/x11-users> X11 for
> Mac OS X discussion list
>
> We'll see if we garner any interest. I'll also see if I can find out who
> tried to do the port in the fink project before the change to the qt
> codebase and see if he is interested.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 6:04 AM, David Tisdell <david.tisd...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Claudio,
>>
>> I can't guarantee anything on recruiting developers but I can put it out
>> there on Apple developer lists. I am not a developer myself but I can
>> test some builds. I have all three platforms running at home (Linux, Mac
>> and Windows). I have installed the Windows alpha and it is very
>> promising (Thanks Richard).
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> On 5/13/12 6:56 PM, Cláudio Pinheiro wrote:
>> > I'm interested in a Mac port, and I may help with coding.
>> > Most of my coding experience involves portable code between Linux,
>> > Windows, ARM and microcontrollers, and I develop for Mac as a hobby.
>> > Having said that, I believe the biggest problem I see today in
>> > Rosegarden is the following mentality:
>> > "I'm a Linux user and I want a tool to help me making music on
>> > Linux.". So Rosegarden is chosen because it's the most comprehensive
>> > DAW for the Linux platform, making the choice to use it subordinated
>> > to the choice of which operating system one wants to use. As the
>> > Linux-using musicians demographics is a tiny one is somewhat natural
>> > to expect that Rosegarden's visibility is minimal. And as Linux-using
>> > musicians programmers with free time and interest are even rarer,
>> > things pile up on the TODO queue (111 open bugs and 144 open feature
>> > requests).
>> > Let's take the opposite example: Mixxx. Multiplatform, Qt-based,
>> > low-latency DJ mixing program, runs on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X,
>> > GPL-licensed, free in App Store, has 800+ reviews (4.5 stars) and a
>> > thriving community.
>> > What's the main difference between Mixxx and Rosegarden as end-user
>> > products? When somebody wants to go into DJ'ing he/she can choose
>> > Mixxx to do the job as a (better) alternative to the commercial ones.
>> > When somebody wants to write music with a DAW he/she'll try to use a
>> > program that fulfills its needs. If he/she uses Linux Rosegarden is a
>> > choice. Had Rosegarden be multiplatform, the mentality would be "I
>> > want a tool to help me making music" instead of "I'm a Linux user and
>> > I want a tool to help me making music on Linux.". When we remove the
>> > platform from the equation we broaden Rosegarden's target audience
>> > tenfold? Thirtyfold? If we were able to have iOS and Android ports, oh
>> my.
>> > Rosegarden needs broad visibility by potential users, so it can
>> > generate a critical mass that would attract developers that would
>> > maintain a sustained growth and (even) better codebase and
>> > documentation. To achieve it Rosegarden must walk the multiplatform
>> > path. It must be the top priority now for the future's greater good.
>> > With this in mind, somebody said that would be able to recruit coders
>> > to work on a Mac port, please do so and ask them to do it in a
>> > multiplatform way. Somebody said that could help with the homepage.
>> > Please step up and do something "seksy", atractive. Let's have
>> > commitment. Let's make Rosegarden reach what no other DAW I'm aware of
>> > has reached and Mixxx, LibreOffice and others had reached in their
>> > respective niches. We have lots of success examples all around us, so
>> > it's time to act upon.
>> >
>> > On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Ian Gardner <ilgard...@yahoo.co.uk
>> > <mailto:ilgard...@yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > For what it's worth, I think it's evident that the test framework
>> > > Rosegarden "should" be using is the Qt one. (As least, if it's any
>> > > good -- which it is; it's pretty nice.)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Chris
>> > >
>> >
>> > *raises hand* yes I'm potentially interested in looking at stuff
>> > around testing. I'll need to bone up on the Qt test stuff though,
>> > never having used it before.
>> >
>> > I'm much more interested in the macro top level testing I was
>> > talking about earlier (scripting out composition building by
>> > capturing the commands issued) rather than the gnarly micro unit
>> > testing of writing tests inside every single class and function in
>> > RG. I exaggerate there of course, but hopefully you catch my drift!
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Ian.
>> >
>> >
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