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List:       macports-dev
Subject:    Re: GSoC 2018 Project: Improve startupitem code
From:       Umesh Singla <umeshksingla () macports ! org>
Date:       2018-02-15 6:41:08
Message-ID: CAK2-mZFA4cXidUa9Y7ive67MwbAyS4qzpQ1_3DYz39UPHQtRrQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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Brad, any thoughts on this? We already have a student interested in this
project.

And thanks for informing, Josh.

On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 8:15 PM, Joshua Root <jmr@macports.org> wrote:

> On 2018-2-14 22:11 , Umesh Singla wrote:
> > For any discussions on this project, we can follow this thread. I am
> > cc'ing dev list if anyone has any question or idea or extension to it.
> >
> >     > The first thing I would like you to do is to go through our
> current list of projects on Trac [0].
> >     >
> >     > Try adding/updating the descriptions for your projects or let me
> know. Remove anything which is outdated. As you probably know, you can also
> propose a new idea.
> >     >
> >     > Also, is there any project which you would like me to move up on
> the list? Currently, there are two projects on the list, "Improve
> startupitem code" and "Generating Portfiles" listing you as a potential
> mentor.
> >
> >
> >     I'd love to see the startup item code more closely mirror the
> >     capabilities of launchd :)
> >
> >     It would be able great to write some short hand in a portfile that
> >     builds an xml launchd plist.
> >
> >
> > That's good to know. I've moved this project up the list.
>
> Just a heads-up, I have been reviewing all the tickets about
> startupitems recently (after having ideas percolate for a long time) and
> have just started committing code. I may close most or all of the
> existing tickets in the not too distant future.
>
> No doubt there is still more that could be done; just be aware this work
> is happening when planning any potential GSoC project.
>
> - Josh
>

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<div dir="ltr">Brad, any thoughts on this? We already have a student interested in \
this project.<div><br></div><div>And thanks for informing, Josh.</div></div><div \
class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 8:15 PM, \
Joshua Root <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:jmr@macports.org" \
target="_blank">jmr@macports.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 2018-2-14 22:11 , Umesh Singla wrote:<br> \
&gt; For any discussions on this project, we can follow this thread. I am<br> &gt; \
cc&#39;ing dev list if anyone has any question or idea or extension to it.  <br> \
&gt;<br> &gt;        &gt; The first thing I would like you to do is to go through our \
current list of projects on Trac [0].<br> &gt;        &gt;<br>
&gt;        &gt; Try adding/updating the descriptions for your projects or let me \
know. Remove anything which is outdated. As you probably know, you can also propose a \
new idea.<br> &gt;        &gt;<br>
&gt;        &gt; Also, is there any project which you would like me to move up on the \
list? Currently, there are two projects on the list, &quot;Improve startupitem \
code&quot; and &quot;Generating Portfiles&quot; listing you as a potential \
mentor.<br> &gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;        I'd love to see the startup item code more closely mirror the<br>
&gt;        capabilities of launchd :)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;        It would be able great to write some short hand in a portfile that<br>
&gt;        builds an xml launchd plist.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; That&#39;s good to know.  I&#39;ve moved this project up the list.<br>
<br>
</span>Just a heads-up, I have been reviewing all the tickets about<br>
startupitems recently (after having ideas percolate for a long time) and<br>
have just started committing code. I may close most or all of the<br>
existing tickets in the not too distant future.<br>
<br>
No doubt there is still more that could be done; just be aware this work<br>
is happening when planning any potential GSoC project.<br>
<br>
- Josh<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>



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