[PD] [GEM] RFC best practice: Video input/output on Linux and Windows and... Mac OS-X

[Winfried Ritsch]

Dear IOhannes !

Thank you for the advice, this seem practicable, I wanted to get sure.

Is Gem for MacOS on deken packed to have the fix inside ?

mfg winfried


Am Mittwoch, 29. Juni 2022, 14:41:49 CEST schrieb IOhannes m zmölnig:
> On 6/27/22 13:24, Winfried Ritsch wrote:
> 
> > 
> > A search brought up a fix:
> > 
> > ( https://github.com/umlaeute/Gem/issues/257#issuecomment-1053999617 )::
> 
> [...]
> 
> > Which worked on Mac-OS
> > 
> > But, when we share the patch with git repo for differen OSes,  everything
> > turns
 out to be complicated... always apply the patch again ?
> > 
> > So what is the best pratice to solve the issue in the patch that works on
> > all
 OS ?
> 
> 
> 
> the [gemdefaultwindow] is an internal of Gem itself. consider it as a 
> (somewhat clumsy) way to configure the window backend for Gem (similar 
> to the audio dialog for you soundcard setup).
> 
> when sharing patches, you should not include Gem with it.
> instead Gem should be pre-installed on the system (and be configured to 
> "work correctly").
> 
> if you follow this path, Gem can be upgraded independently (e.g. once 
> the window mess has been solved on macOS), and everybody will be happy.
> 
> gfmds
> IOhannes


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