[haiku-commits] Re: r37017 - in haiku/trunk: build/jam src/apps/screenshot

  • From: Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:53:48 +0200

On 2010-06-07 at 03:28:33 [+0200], Wim van der Meer <wpjvandermeer@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 1:01 AM, Humdinger <humdingerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Also, the cli-app should be moved into /bin.
> 
> Please keep in mind that technically speaking the screenshot cli app
> is a BApplication (although running as a background app, and not
> displaying any windows), so it is not a "true" cli app. With "true" in
> the sense that it doesn't only depend on the standard C/C++ libraries,
> but also on the Haiku OS framework. However, from a user point of view
> the app acts as a cli app, and can be used independently from the GUI
> app.
> 
> Of course, if that means it is better placed in /bin, then I will make it 
> so.

Yes, there is actually quite a few apps already in /bin that work just the 
same as screenshot and require a BApplication (mimeset, shutdown, ...).

Best regards,
-Stephan

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