Re: setup.exe - RFC: reorganizing source into category directories

[Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Max Bowsher wrote:

> Setup.exe has a *lot* of source files.
>
> To make the source a little more comprehendable, I'm planning on moving
> certain subsystems which effectively are utility libraries in their own right
> into subdirectories.
>
> This should hopefully be a step on the path to untangling the logic and the
> GUI code.
>
> To begin with, I'm proposing the following new directories:
>
> One for all source imported with little or no modification from external
> sources - that is md5.* (from libmd5-rfc sourceforge project) and rfc1738.*
> (from squid). A possible name for this would be "srclib".

I assume you plan to build those into a library and link with it later?
How about naming the directory after the library (e.g., "librfc" or
something)?

> One for NetIO and io_stream class heirarchies, and geturl.* (associated helper
> functions). This is a large (116KB) chunk of code, exclusively concerned with
> IO. A possible name for this would be "cygsuio".

Again, "libio"?

> One for all image files (icon, bitmaps). Name "images".

Would it make sense to move res.rc and resource.h in there as well and
call the directory "resources" or "libresource"?

> Comments welcome, especially if anyone has any preferences for different
> names.
>
> Max.

HTH,
	Igor
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