This commit is a preparation for native plugins. It adds
the ability to register for autorun and autorun-early
for native, binary extensions.
Plus, the search path for binary extensions was modified
so it does not need to be ABI specific (i.e. without -gcc).
This prepares for a plugin scheme which uses a C-only API
and does not impose ABI compatibility requirements.
This enables font packages: packages can now provide fonts by
featuring a "fonts" directory with the font layouts.
This commit also adds the capability to dynamically add fonts.
The Glyphs system is decoupled from the application's system
path and the BASIC.TEXT PCell parameters are non-cached to
enable dynamic updates.
The bug was that a crash happened when a package was deleted.
Essentially that was an effect of too many message boxes asking
to run autorun macros (also a bug - solved by deferred execution
of the macro update). This is solved by putting the salt model
into a "under construction" state while the model is not updated
yet.
The technology controller is a further abstraction and
is derived from the TechnologySelector. It will act
together with the MacroController and supply technology
specific information. Macros are part of that.
The MacroController is the central facility for managing
macros and their views. The plugin framework has been
extended to support such a design.
In addition, some small bugs have been fixed related to
macro interpreters (specifically the DRC).
First steps towards installer support. Specifically:
- basic installation methods, basic framework
- file utilities for directory copy
Side effect: temp directories of unit tests are
now cleared prior to test run.
Matthias Koefferlein