Re: [MiNT] desktop from components

[draco@obta.uw.edu.pl (Konrad M. Kokoszkiewicz)]

> OK, I would thought the architecture as microkernel one. The applications
> or components (in SLBs or any other "shared" libs) would be linked via
> e.g. AV_PROTOCOLL (or equivalent) or better with something like MS COM
> equivalent. This architecture is not that dificult to get using
> contemporary tools and features of FreeMiNT.

Sure, but with this way you can write a monolithic desktop as well, 
like Thing is, because all the code is to be written anew anyways. The 
original idea was to avoid this, since all components are already 
written and tested, and reside in /bin.

> There can be the file type detection using e.g. the unix 'file' tool
> algorithms and settings. All these 'components' might be a separate .SLB
> or whatever dynamicaly loaded....
> Lets design such an environment!

This was already invented and is (was?) called Direct. But the Direct 
desktop didn't (it seems) go out of betaversion. Does anyone have beter 
information about this?

CVV

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