Ros-dev October 2010

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23 discussions

Moving /trunk/tools into an own repository
by Colin Finck 13 Dec '10

13 Dec '10

Hello all, I'm currently developing two project tools which are going to be used by the German ReactOS foundation (custom IRC Server and plugin for Jameica - http://www.willuhn.de/products/jameica/). They shall be committed into a public ReactOS SVN repository. Since I believe that these tools are hardly useful for the average ReactOS developer, I don't want to commit them to our current /trunk/tools directory in the "reactos" repository. Among other disadvantages, every commit to them would trigger a useless BuildBot build, source checkouts would include unnecessary stuff, etc. As this is generally the case with most of the stuff in /trunk/tools, I'd like to move everything below this directory and the /irc directory into a new repository called "project-tools". We have already done a similar step in the past for the former "web" directory. Additionally, the "press-media" directory would be a similar candidate for an own "press-media" repository. After these steps, our "reactos" repository would finally contain only OS development related stuff. For comparison, Wine already keeps its main repository free from unrelated stuff and has several similar repositories (see http://source.winehq.org/git/). If there are no objections to my idea within the next two weeks, I will proceed and set up "project-tools" and "press-media" repositories (preserving as much SVN history as possible). Cheers, Colin

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Networking
by Oleg Baikalow 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

Hi, I see you're busy discussing other stuff and my message went unnoticed :) I made a look to existing network branches, found many of them. LWIP is interesting. Alexey said the best way is to join your irc channel. I will try to occasionally join, but in your project, mailing list must be a primary point of discussion not irc channel. I think I start from making a simple, but robust tcpip driver (with help of numerously available source code of tcp/ip protocol implementations). Hopefully you could give me branch access, it's gonna be hard to develop it with patches. // Oleg Baikalow. P.S. I really like your "kernel coding style", quite rare to see that in opensource projects. Most of foss projects utilize linux-alike stlye, whic is harder to read and not that clean.

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Hook rewrite / regressions
by Aleksey Bragin 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

Hello, we have a serious regression in trunk which started 23rd of October with revision 49231 ("hook rewrite"). Considerable amount of time passed, automatic testing is not possible thus I'm afraid we are accumulating bugs. I think there is a need to revert 49231 + its dependencies in trunk to allow automated testing to work again and also fix regressions caused by this rewrite, and move this rewrite to a branch if possible. In future, it would be a good idea to: a. Discuss such serious rewrite merges beforehand (like Timo did with Yarotows). b. Try not to merge all rewrites simulteneously. E.g. I have to wait with heap rewrite merge (every rewrite contains a certain amount of bugs, by definition) even though it's fully ready. James - could you please share your opinion? The decision is yours, as you are the author of that commit. WBR, Aleksey Bragin.

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Please revert changes to ClassPnp in CMAKE Branch
by Ros Arm 31 Oct '10

31 Oct '10

Hello, The jgardou changes add thousands of whitespace changes which make it extremely hard to understand what is going on. Please to not arbitrarily change whitespace across 18 files in a patch! Also, there is nothing wrong with the way ClassPNP was defined before. If you think "How on Earth did this work in trunk?", as quoted from the commit log, maybe you should ask others "Hey, how did this work?". Please revert the changes and come ask how it worked, I'll be happy to help. -r

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Re: [ros-dev] [ros-diffs] [ekohl] 49366: Merge ScmControlService() and ScmSendStartCommand() into ScmSendServiceCommand().
by Cameron Gutman 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

This commit breaks 2nd stage setup. It fails just before device enumeration with the message: "CMP_WaitNoPendingInstallEvents() failed". The official buildbot also exhibits this bug. Thanks, Cameron Gutman On Oct 30, 2010, at 3:25 PM, ekohl(a)svn.reactos.org wrote: > Author: ekohl > Date: Sat Oct 30 19:25:23 2010 > New Revision: 49366 > > URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos?rev=49366&view=rev > Log: > Merge ScmControlService() and ScmSendStartCommand() into ScmSendServiceCommand(). > > Modified: > trunk/reactos/base/system/services/database.c > trunk/reactos/base/system/services/rpcserver.c > trunk/reactos/base/system/services/services.h > > Modified: trunk/reactos/base/system/services/database.c > URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/trunk/reactos/base/system/services/datab… > ============================================================================== > --- trunk/reactos/base/system/services/database.c [iso-8859-1] (original) > +++ trunk/reactos/base/system/services/database.c [iso-8859-1] Sat Oct 30 19:25:23 2010 > @@ -678,66 +678,10 @@ > > > DWORD > -ScmControlService(PSERVICE Service, > - DWORD dwControl) > -{ > - PSCM_CONTROL_PACKET ControlPacket; > - SCM_REPLY_PACKET ReplyPacket; > - > - DWORD dwWriteCount = 0; > - DWORD dwReadCount = 0; > - DWORD TotalLength; > - DWORD dwError = ERROR_SUCCESS; > - > - DPRINT("ScmControlService() called\n"); > - > - TotalLength = wcslen(Service->lpServiceName) + 1; > - > - ControlPacket = (SCM_CONTROL_PACKET*)HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), > - HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, > - sizeof(SCM_CONTROL_PACKET) + (TotalLength * sizeof(WCHAR))); > - if (ControlPacket == NULL) > - return ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY; > - > - ControlPacket->dwControl = dwControl; > - ControlPacket->dwSize = TotalLength; > - ControlPacket->hServiceStatus = (SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE)Service; > - wcscpy(&ControlPacket->szArguments[0], Service->lpServiceName); > - > - /* Send the control packet */ > - WriteFile(Service->ControlPipeHandle, > - ControlPacket, > - sizeof(SCM_CONTROL_PACKET) + (TotalLength * sizeof(WCHAR)), > - &dwWriteCount, > - NULL); > - > - /* Read the reply */ > - ReadFile(Service->ControlPipeHandle, > - &ReplyPacket, > - sizeof(SCM_REPLY_PACKET), > - &dwReadCount, > - NULL); > - > - /* Release the contol packet */ > - HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), > - 0, > - ControlPacket); > - > - if (dwReadCount == sizeof(SCM_REPLY_PACKET)) > - { > - dwError = ReplyPacket.dwError; > - } > - > - DPRINT("ScmControlService() done\n"); > - > - return dwError; > -} > - > - > -static DWORD > -ScmSendStartCommand(PSERVICE Service, > - DWORD argc, > - LPWSTR *argv) > +ScmSendServiceCommand(PSERVICE Service, > + DWORD dwControl, > + DWORD argc, > + LPWSTR *argv) > { > PSCM_CONTROL_PACKET ControlPacket; > SCM_REPLY_PACKET ReplyPacket; > @@ -750,7 +694,7 @@ > DWORD dwError = ERROR_SUCCESS; > DWORD i; > > - DPRINT("ScmSendStartCommand() called\n"); > + DPRINT("ScmSendServiceCommand() called\n"); > > /* Calculate the total length of the start command line */ > TotalLength = wcslen(Service->lpServiceName) + 1; > @@ -774,7 +718,7 @@ > if (ControlPacket == NULL) > return ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY; > > - ControlPacket->dwControl = SERVICE_CONTROL_START; > + ControlPacket->dwControl = dwControl; > ControlPacket->hServiceStatus = (SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE)Service; > ControlPacket->dwSize = TotalLength; > Ptr = &ControlPacket->szArguments[0]; > @@ -819,7 +763,7 @@ > dwError = ReplyPacket.dwError; > } > > - DPRINT("ScmSendStartCommand() done\n"); > + DPRINT("ScmSendServiceCommand() done\n"); > > return dwError; > } > @@ -998,7 +942,10 @@ > DPRINT("Received service process ID %lu\n", dwProcessId); > > /* Send start command */ > - dwError = ScmSendStartCommand(Service, argc, argv); > + dwError = ScmSendServiceCommand(Service, > + SERVICE_CONTROL_START, > + argc, > + argv); > } > } > else > @@ -1227,7 +1174,10 @@ > CurrentService->Status.dwCurrentState == SERVICE_START_PENDING) > { > /* shutdown service */ > - ScmControlService(CurrentService, SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP); > + ScmSendServiceCommand(CurrentService, > + SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP, > + 0, > + NULL); > } > > ServiceEntry = ServiceEntry->Flink; > > Modified: trunk/reactos/base/system/services/rpcserver.c > URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/trunk/reactos/base/system/services/rpcse… > ============================================================================== > --- trunk/reactos/base/system/services/rpcserver.c [iso-8859-1] (original) > +++ trunk/reactos/base/system/services/rpcserver.c [iso-8859-1] Sat Oct 30 19:25:23 2010 > @@ -699,8 +699,10 @@ > } > > /* Send control code to the service */ > - dwError = ScmControlService(lpService, > - dwControl); > + dwError = ScmSendServiceCommand(lpService, > + dwControl, > + 0, > + NULL); > > /* Return service status information */ > RtlCopyMemory(lpServiceStatus, > @@ -2864,7 +2866,10 @@ > } > > /* Start the service */ > - dwError = ScmStartService(lpService, argc, (LPWSTR *)argv); > + dwError = ScmSendServiceCommand(lpService, > + SERVICE_CONTROL_START, > + argc, > + (LPWSTR *)argv); > > return dwError; > } > @@ -4072,7 +4077,10 @@ > /* FIXME: Convert argument vector to Unicode */ > > /* Start the service */ > - dwError = ScmStartService(lpService, 0, NULL); > + dwError = ScmSendServiceCommand(lpService, > + SERVICE_CONTROL_START, > + 0, > + NULL); > > /* FIXME: Free argument vector */ > > > Modified: trunk/reactos/base/system/services/services.h > URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/trunk/reactos/base/system/services/servi… > ============================================================================== > --- trunk/reactos/base/system/services/services.h [iso-8859-1] (original) > +++ trunk/reactos/base/system/services/services.h [iso-8859-1] Sat Oct 30 19:25:23 2010 > @@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ > VOID ScmGetBootAndSystemDriverState(VOID); > VOID ScmAutoStartServices(VOID); > VOID ScmAutoShutdownServices(VOID); > -DWORD ScmStartService(PSERVICE Service, > - DWORD argc, > - LPWSTR *argv); > +DWORD ScmSendServiceCommand(PSERVICE Service, > + DWORD dwControl, > + DWORD argc, > + LPWSTR *argv); > > PSERVICE ScmGetServiceEntryByName(LPCWSTR lpServiceName); > PSERVICE ScmGetServiceEntryByDisplayName(LPCWSTR lpDisplayName); > @@ -115,9 +116,6 @@ > PSERVICE *lpServiceRecord); > VOID ScmDeleteServiceRecord(PSERVICE lpService); > DWORD ScmMarkServiceForDelete(PSERVICE pService); > - > -DWORD ScmControlService(PSERVICE Service, > - DWORD dwControl); > > BOOL ScmLockDatabaseExclusive(VOID); > BOOL ScmLockDatabaseShared(VOID); > >

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Static - dynamic generation of reactos.dff
by Jérôme Gardou 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

Hi reactos developers. As many of you know, the cmake branch development is going along and is the occasion of many innovations in the way reactos is built. One of this way is the reactos.dff file. Currently, it is a static file, meaning that each time you want to add a module to reactos, you have to edit this file. What I propose is to create this file dynamically, when parsing the build system file. Adding a reactos module twould then be as simple as (!) creating a new build file for this module. For those who are concerned about slipstreaming or optional files like wallpapers or whatever hacking they do with the current reactos.dff, it will be as easy as before. There will be a file to edit, which will be the "static" part of it. Whatever you'll write in this file will be written back to reactos.dff, so there is no need to worry about that. What do you think? Regards. Jérôme. PS : The patch is there. It waits for your approval :-)

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Re: [ros-dev] True multiuser support?
by WaxDragon 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

Where is my Server core style command prompt login? Screw explorer. Oh, and I want RDP. ;0p On Oct 27, 2010 4:18 PM, "Adam Kachwalla" <geekdundee(a)gmail.com> wrote: We need to first fix up the logon screen. I have tried this, except the problem lies with CreateDesktop() not wanting to create more than one desktop within the Winlogon process. At this stage, the logon/logoff functionality does not work at all, and some processes still linger about. It appears explorer shell is one of them. On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:22:36 +1100, Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo < elhoir(a)gmail.com> wrote: > H... -- Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish. _______________________________________________ Ros-dev mailing list Ros-dev(a)reactos.org http://ww...

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True multiuser support?
by Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Hello, devs! ok, lets stop flaming and lets do anything useful 3:> For the future: will ReactOS support "true" multiuser sessions (that is, *simultaneously*)? Is it possible? that would be a big enhancement over Windows :)

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Wine Gecko
by Adam Kachwalla 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

I think that Wine Gecko should be integrated in the ReactOS releases. It is needed IIRC for things like Winhlp32 (I think) and HTML Help (defiitely) and applications which use IE browser controls.

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Short summary of our September meeting in Sweden, jointly written by JaixBly and Fireball
by Aleksey Bragin 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Hi ReactOS friends and colleagues. There have been exciting years, I first started to have an eye on the freewin95 project. When I first found the ReactOS project and saw that they actually gave away free zip-files with files to try it out I was eager to test it my self, I first downloaded my first “bochs-1.3-reactos-images.zip” the third april 2002, and it worked! I was amazed, so I downloaded and tested everything that I could test. A long time has gone since that time and I have seen a lot of progress during the years, however it's a lot of years, for me about nine years of downloading, compiling, testing and reading svn- messages. For many people it has been too many years and many have fallen away, now however we are close to something that can actually be used, the kernel is pretty stable other parts of the OS is improving and getting there too. During the last many years we have had about 100 individuals in the IRC channel at all time, it indicates in my mind that we attract as many people as we loose, I guess that is kind of the status for our project, we should be able to change that in a short while I think. If we can release a some real-life applications for our OS we could draw some attention that could be permanent and the project could really start to grow for real. I and Aleksey met in Björkvik, Sweden for a discussion on how to get the ball rolling, we have some suggestions that could serve as step stones for such development. The key is to release a package of the project and see to that it can really do that but not everything else, for example, a web server, it doesn't need all the OS but the ones it needs it has to do really good. Even with this in mind ReactOS isn't well suited for many real applications, so we just looked at a few to see if it would be a way to go, you could perhaps suggest some more, and we would welcome that, we only have to ensure there isn't too much work to actually come to the finish line. Here we present some ideas and what needs to get in place to actually make it work. Webserver - Network subsystem (mainly tcpip.sys driver, and some winsock improvement) - VNC support (future RDP support) - Apache/MySQL/PHP support - XAMPP with toolbox - WEBMIN Thin Client (LiveCD or BootCD) - Re-port our MSTSC.EXE - Local printing (USB/LPT printer support?) Please give us your opinion and please also add possible ideas that you have and think through what needs to get in place to see it come to pass. Yours sincerely, Aleksey & Jan (Jaix) through Jan

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