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This is a summary of all discussions relating to:
This is a summary of all discussions relating to:
* initializing the Nasal scripting interpreter earlier
* initializing the Nasal scripting interpreter earlier {{Progressbar|30}}
* moving subsystem-specific initialization of Nasal APIs into each subsystem's bind methods, as per [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=71&p=214436#p214436]  
* moving subsystem-specific initialization of Nasal APIs into each subsystem's bind methods, as per [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=71&p=214436#p214436] {{Progressbar|50}}
* extending [[Nasal/CppBind|cppbind]] to keep track of added symbols, to easily remove them on demand
* extending [[Nasal/CppBind|cppbind]] to keep track of added symbols, to easily remove them on demand {{Pending}}
* providing an integrated GUI front-end/launcher using [[Canvas]] and [[Nasal]]: [[Aircraft Center]]
* providing an integrated GUI front-end/launcher using [[Canvas]] and [[Nasal]]: [[Aircraft Center]]  
* moving $FG_ROOT/Nasal initialization out of C++ into scripting space (aka "bootstrapping") while introducing proper dependency resolution (inter- and intra-modular)
* moving $FG_ROOT/Nasal initialization out of C++ into scripting space (aka "bootstrapping") while introducing proper dependency resolution (inter- and intra-modular) {{Progressbar|20}}
* decoupling FlightGear initialization such that certain subsystems can be optionally disabled right at the beginning (e.g. FDM, sound, replay, scenery)
* decoupling FlightGear initialization such that certain subsystems can be optionally disabled right at the beginning (e.g. FDM, sound, replay, scenery) {{Progressbar|10}}
* grouping related subsystems into '''SGSubsystemGroup''' instances to manage them holistically (e.g. xml-autopilot & route-manager)
* grouping related subsystems into '''SGSubsystemGroup''' instances to manage them holistically (e.g. xml-autopilot & route-manager) {{Progressbar|20}}
* making the initialization process/splash screen more responsive by using Nasal/Canvas instead of hard-coded GL code [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=22021] ({{Issue|1456}})
* making the initialization process/splash screen more responsive by using Nasal/Canvas instead of hard-coded GL code [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=22021] ({{Issue|1456}}) {{Pending}}
* allowing custom startup profiles/modes to be implemented via Nasal helper scripts, for example:
* allowing custom startup profiles/modes to be implemented via Nasal helper scripts, for example: {{Not done}}
** [[FGCanvas]]
** [[FGCanvas]]
** [[FlightGear Benchmark]]
** [[FlightGear Benchmark]]

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