Build scripts for building NEXTSPACE from sources

[onflapp]

Useful if you want to build everything from a source on your own.
This should also make it easier to build NEXTSPACE on distros other than RedHat or Debian.

[trunkmaster]

Useful if you want to build everything from a source on your own.
This should also make it easier to build NEXTSPACE on distros other than RedHat or Debian.

Are you sure? I see a lot of Debian-specifics (package names, patches, project files used from Packaging/Debian).

[onflapp]

The scripts take the versions and patches from the Debian package definitions
This is to prevent having to maintain it twice.
Patches do not appear to be Debian distribution dependent.
Other than that, it is just cloning the repo, checking out specific branch, applying patches and building the source code.

@trunkmaster do you want me to maintain versions and patches separately from the Debian package definitions?

[trunkmaster]

@onflapp you stated "...to build NEXTSPACE on distros other than RedHat or Debian.". And I see Debian specifics instead. Let me reframe my question: "What distros this scripts aimed for? What distros did you test?".

[onflapp]

Good point.

[onflapp]

@trunkmaster I tested it on FreeBSD.
Source preparation scripts all run fine.
Not everything will compile obviously (yet) but that's not point of these scripts.
These scripts should just make it easier to prepare everything in one place without any dependencies to any particular distro and kick off the build process.

[trunkmaster]

It looks like Debian specific, custom build of NEXTSPACE. If someone needs NEXTSPACE development environment - one should use orignal CentOS 7 packages. I think builds to other Linux distributions should be carefuly hand-build and documented like Debian and CentOS.

Otherwise someone should test and add distribution-specific patches, packages (build toolchain, libraries) etc. It doesn't look like generic build scripts right now.

[onflapp]

@trunkmaster I moved all "debian" related stuff out of the way now.
I thought patches need to applied first, but you are right, it will build without any patching.

The idea is to have very simple build script(s).

1. fetches sources
2. builds the stuff
3. make install

Building NEXTSPACE on distros other than RedHat or Debian is not that straight forward right now.
As the existing build scripts build packages and then install them, you can easily run into package versioning problems etc, etc.

This build script will build NEXTSPACE directly from source code and make install it. There is no other magic there.
Furthermore, it is not intended to replace distro specific scripts, the intention is to get you started, even if you don't have one of supported distros or you just want to "roll your own".

[trunkmaster]

Do not disable ICU, make small change to GNUstep Back install and this PR could be merged.

[onflapp]

@trunkmaster I think I am done now.
many thanks!

[trunkmaster]

Look much better, thanks.