Re: 4D Server Hosting - The Future ? & Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-11 Thread Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech
Hi JPR, i'm glad the 'Bat Signal' still works. On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 1:34 AM JPR via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Do you like Fairy Tales? > I thought that was the demo... > > So what you are saying is that if you are deploying 4D Server in a VM > there is not need to try and use p

Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-11 Thread Narinder Chandi via 4D_Tech
I hope that what we're suggesting is that the plan is to (finally) dump the binary format entirely and move to a collection of text files, whether they be XML, YAML, JSON, etc. Yes, the Project mode currently in Beta seems designed to achieve exactly that. In fact maybe you missed JPR

Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-11 Thread Mike Kerner via 4D_Tech
I hope that what we're suggesting is that the plan is to (finally) dump the binary format entirely and move to a collection of text files, whether they be XML, YAML, JSON, etc. On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 6:53 PM Cannon Smith via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > I can’t think of any reason on

Re: 4D Server Hosting - The Future ? & Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-11 Thread Narinder Chandi via 4D_Tech
s.4d.com> Cc: JPR Subject: Re: 4D Server Hosting - The Future ? & Using Github to Manage Distributed Development AFAIK, if you use the Project mode, you don't need any binary, for everything is in text files (.json, .xml, .txt, .4DProject, .css, . 4DCatalog , .4dm, .4

Re: 4D Server Hosting - The Future ? & Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-11 Thread JPR via 4D_Tech
[JPR] Hi Guys, Once upon a time, in a magic computer, a lovely virtual princess was waiting in a cooperative process for a strong and handsome virtual prince to awake her... Unfortunately, the prince was a cooperative one and he was waiting for the door to open, and the key was held by the pri

Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-10 Thread Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech
- > From: Tom Benedict > Date: Thursday, 10 October 2019 at 21:22 > To: 4D Tech Mailing List <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > Cc: Narinder Chandi <4dtechmailingl...@toolbox.uk.com> > Subject: Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development > > Thanks for your respon

Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-10 Thread Cannon Smith via 4D_Tech
I can’t think of any reason one would want to go back, either. Splitting the structure into files is something we’ve wanted for _so_ long and opens so many opportunities. -- Cannon.Smith Synergy Farm Solutions Inc. Aetna, AB Canada > On Oct 10, 2019, at 4:38 PM, Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech <4d_te

Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-10 Thread Narinder Chandi via 4D_Tech
19 at 23:38 To: 4D Tech Mailing List <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Cc: Tim Nevels Subject: Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development On Oct 10, 2019, at 4:44 PM, Narinder Chandi wrote: > Yes, you're correct, currently the move from binary to Project format is one way, whet

Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-10 Thread Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech
On Oct 10, 2019, at 4:44 PM, Narinder Chandi wrote: > Yes, you're correct, currently the move from binary to Project format is one > way, whether this will become bi-directional I don't know. It is still > possible to compile back to a single binary though so the step to go from > Project to in

Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-10 Thread Narinder Chandi via 4D_Tech
ists.4d.com> > Reply-To: 4D Tech Mailing List <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > Date: Thursday, 10 October 2019 at 18:42 > To: 4D Tech Mailing List <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > Cc: Tom Benedict > Subject: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development >

Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-10 Thread Tom Benedict via 4D_Tech
gt; -Original Message- > From: 4D_Tech <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com> on behalf of 4D Tech Mailing > List <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > Reply-To: 4D Tech Mailing List <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > Date: Thursday, 10 October 2019 at 18:42 > To: 4D Tech Mailing List &

Re: Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-10 Thread Narinder Chandi via 4D_Tech
ech-boun...@lists.4d.com> on behalf of 4D Tech Mailing List <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Reply-To: 4D Tech Mailing List <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Date: Thursday, 10 October 2019 at 18:42 To: 4D Tech Mailing List <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Cc: Tom Benedict Subject: Using Github to

Using Github to Manage Distributed Development

2019-10-10 Thread Tom Benedict via 4D_Tech
In my current environment, each developer works on a separate copy of a “Master" 4D structure. Periodically each developer runs the "Export structure file” command to export everything (methods, forms etc) to local disk. Then they compare those files using a diff tool (Examdiff in our case) agai