Yes, I completely agree that this is a problem which needs a solution. But the fact remains that we currently don't have one.
On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 12:02 AM Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> wrote: > Ali Lloyd wrote: > >> >> On 4 Sep 2015, at 12:25 pm, Mark Wieder <mwieder at ahsoftware.net> > >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> On 09/03/2015 10:52 AM, Ali Lloyd wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> That requires a backport, as the script editor in 8 has scriptified > >> >>> behaviors and a widget for the variable viewer. > >> >> > >> >> I must be missing something. Charles detailed the changes that need > to > >> be made to the revscripteditor.rev script for LC7. Why is that any > harder > >> than any other fix to IDE stack scripts? The fact that LC8 uses > scriptified > >> stacks shouldn't even come up in that discussion. > >> >> > >> > > > > It's not harder. I'm saying it can't be accepted as a community > > contribution, because whichever way you slice it, it involves binary > > stacks. > > It's on a computer, Ali - ultimately everything is binary. :) > > Let's not let Github's limitation impede meaningful work. > > What we need is a way to ensure that the changes applied are the changes > we want. > > Format is a distant second to that, merely a means to that end and > something we can overcome. > > Let's brainstorm ways to fix this critical problem holding up so much of > the work we could be sharing. > > It may not be Github, but it doesn't have to be. Github was designed > for C programmers working on the Linux kernel. Different problem, > different tools. If we need a uniquely-LiveCode solution to assist with > some parts of IDE development, well, it wouldn't be the first time > LiveCode's unusual nature requires fresh thinking. > > After all, the reason we're all here is because LiveCode isn't like > everything else. > > Let's do this. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > LiveCode Community Manager > rich...@livecode.org > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode