[Gambas-user] a gambas3 component does not provide underlying components

[Benoît Minisini]

> Salut Benoit,
> 
> I'm porting actually a gambas2 application to gambas3.
> 
> The application consists of several parts. These parts can be ran as
> executable, or used as component (now Library) in other applications.
> 
> Now I remarked that while gambas2, when using a component, which it self
> uses a component, provides/know this underlying component.
> 
> gambas3 doesn't, you have to declare in every applications.
> 
> Here a small example :
> 
> application	| App_5	| App_4	| App_3	| App_2	| App_1
> ----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------
> component	| App_4	| App_3	| App_2	| App_1	|
> gambas2		|	| App_2	| App_1	|	|
> ----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------
> libraries 	| App_4	| App_3	| App_2 | App_1	|
> gambas3 	| App_3	| App_2	| App_1	|	|
> 
> 		| App_2	| App_1	|	|	|
> 		| App_1	|	|	|	|
> 
> ----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------

I confirm the design problem.

As for native components, their dependencies is managed by the IDE, not at 
runtime. As for libraries, nothing is done

This is not a good idea: if it is not really a problem for native components 
(they are somewhat under my control), libraries are done by users, and so you 
get the problem you described.

I must think to find a good solution...

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Benoît Minisini