[DISCUSS] Release cordova-osx platform 6.0.1

[Niklas Merz <ni...@apache.org>]

Hi all,

I just merged a PR [1] that makes the OSX platform work on M1 Macs,
because some people need it. The platform hasn't seen much activity but
I step up to fix up the version number in master and do a small patch
release if nobody objects.

With a release we could make a small userbase happy and use the
announcement blog post to ask them to try out Catalyst with cordova-ios.

I remember we had discussions to deprecate the platform as we focus our
resouces on Android and iOS and Catalyst which let's you run iOS apps on
macOS [2]. But I remember no formal decission to deprecate it so far.
Maybe we get some feedback to finally make the decission.

What do you think?

Regards
Niklas




[1] https://github.com/apache/cordova-osx/pull/105
[2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/lqq2xoy3pjqcyl052gv0qom2f31zgg8k

Re: [DISCUSS] Release cordova-osx platform 6.0.1

[Niklas Merz <ni...@apache.org>]

Thanks all. I think I will do short tests with the OSX platform and then
do a patch release.

In the announcement post I would mention cordova-ios with Catalys or the
Electron platforms as alternatives.

On February 2, 2022, Pieter Van Poyer <pi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I agree to deprecate the OSX platform, and the blog post would be a
> good
> moment to announce the deprecation.
>
> However, I have no experience with the Catalyst workflow. But I am
> always
> sceptical with Mac tools, a lot of times it is too much closed source
> IMO.
>
> But when I think about making a webbased crossplatform native desktop
> app,
> I would automatically look at Electron.
> I have some experience with Electron (not with the electron cordova
> platform), and I did like developing the web part of an Electron app.
> When working on the installers and native progressbars and stuff like
> that
> it became more difficult.
> We did develop our Electron app for Windows.
>
> As I said, I have no experience with the Cordova Electron platform,
> but *if
> it is cross platform and it supports building for OSx, Linux and
> Windows*,
> I would suggest the *Electron Cordova platform (or Electron plain)
> platform
> as an alternative*.
>
> Kind regards
> Pieter
>
> Op di 1 feb. 2022 om 21:05 schreef Chris Brody
> <ch...@gmail.com>:
>
> > I think there is an issue with using plug-ins together with Cordova-
> osx
> > would be happy to further explain or demonstrate if needed.
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 1, 2022, 2:43 PM Niklas Merz <ni...@apache.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I just merged a PR [1] that makes the OSX platform work on M1
> Macs,
> > > because some people need it. The platform hasn't seen much
> activity but
> > > I step up to fix up the version number in master and do a small
> patch
> > > release if nobody objects.
> > >
> > > With a release we could make a small userbase happy and use the
> > > announcement blog post to ask them to try out Catalyst with
> cordova-ios.
> > >
> > > I remember we had discussions to deprecate the platform as we
> focus our
> > > resouces on Android and iOS and Catalyst which let's you run iOS
> apps on
> > > macOS [2]. But I remember no formal decission to deprecate it so
> far.
> > > Maybe we get some feedback to finally make the decission.
> > >
> > > What do you think?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Niklas
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [1] https://github.com/apache/cordova-osx/pull/105
> > > [2]
> https://lists.apache.org/thread/lqq2xoy3pjqcyl052gv0qom2f31zgg8k
> > >
> >

Re: [DISCUSS] Release cordova-osx platform 6.0.1

[pieter van poyer <pi...@gmail.com>]

Hi

I agree to deprecate the OSX platform, and the blog post would be a good
moment to announce the deprecation.

However, I have no experience with the Catalyst workflow. But I am always
sceptical with Mac tools, a lot of times it is too much closed source IMO.

But when I think about making a webbased crossplatform native desktop app,
I would automatically look at Electron.
I have some experience with Electron (not with the electron cordova
platform), and I did like developing the web part of an Electron app.
When working on the installers and native progressbars and stuff like that
it became more difficult.
We did develop our Electron app for Windows.

As I said, I have no experience with the Cordova Electron platform, but *if
it is cross platform and it supports building for OSx, Linux and Windows*,
I would suggest the *Electron Cordova platform (or Electron plain) platform
as an alternative*.

Kind regards
Pieter

Op di 1 feb. 2022 om 21:05 schreef Chris Brody <ch...@gmail.com>:

> I think there is an issue with using plug-ins together with Cordova-osx
> would be happy to further explain or demonstrate if needed.
>
> On Tue, Feb 1, 2022, 2:43 PM Niklas Merz <ni...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I just merged a PR [1] that makes the OSX platform work on M1 Macs,
> > because some people need it. The platform hasn't seen much activity but
> > I step up to fix up the version number in master and do a small patch
> > release if nobody objects.
> >
> > With a release we could make a small userbase happy and use the
> > announcement blog post to ask them to try out Catalyst with cordova-ios.
> >
> > I remember we had discussions to deprecate the platform as we focus our
> > resouces on Android and iOS and Catalyst which let's you run iOS apps on
> > macOS [2]. But I remember no formal decission to deprecate it so far.
> > Maybe we get some feedback to finally make the decission.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Regards
> > Niklas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [1] https://github.com/apache/cordova-osx/pull/105
> > [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/lqq2xoy3pjqcyl052gv0qom2f31zgg8k
> >
>

Re: [DISCUSS] Release cordova-osx platform 6.0.1

[Chris Brody <ch...@gmail.com>]

I think there is an issue with using plug-ins together with Cordova-osx
would be happy to further explain or demonstrate if needed.

On Tue, Feb 1, 2022, 2:43 PM Niklas Merz <ni...@apache.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I just merged a PR [1] that makes the OSX platform work on M1 Macs,
> because some people need it. The platform hasn't seen much activity but
> I step up to fix up the version number in master and do a small patch
> release if nobody objects.
>
> With a release we could make a small userbase happy and use the
> announcement blog post to ask them to try out Catalyst with cordova-ios.
>
> I remember we had discussions to deprecate the platform as we focus our
> resouces on Android and iOS and Catalyst which let's you run iOS apps on
> macOS [2]. But I remember no formal decission to deprecate it so far.
> Maybe we get some feedback to finally make the decission.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Regards
> Niklas
>
>
>
>
> [1] https://github.com/apache/cordova-osx/pull/105
> [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/lqq2xoy3pjqcyl052gv0qom2f31zgg8k
>