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- From: "Poul A. Costinsky" <PoulACost@msn.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl,comp.sys.mac.programmer.codewarrior,comp.sys.mac.programmer.tools
- Subject: Re: cros-platform (mac-ms-windows) development
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 18:38:28 +0200
- Organization: WizSoft Inc.
- Message-ID: <3128A784.1951@msn.com>
- References: <gcollaud-0702961353220001@mhayward.bus.sfu.ca> <62S_8FLMnTB@softsite.co.at> <311B283B.5C10@interramp.com> <Chris_Bailey-1202960925370001@rigel17.wco.com> <kerr-1502961137450001@slip7-1.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Kerr Gibson wrote:
- >
- > One question this brings up to my mind. Is there anything out there that
- > will convert previously created programs from one platform to another- or
- > does everyone recommend buying a cross platform kit and porting your code
- > to it?
- >
- > Another issue is what to do about technologies that your program uses on
- > one platform that do not exist on another. What do people do about that?
- >
- > I guess what I'm really saying is, do these cross platform builders really
- > only work with the most generic of programs or can they be made to fully
- > utilize the capabilities of the varying platforms? E.g. OLE, applescript,
- > java, etc.
-
- You can hate my answer, but MFC can do it.
- I was able to compile my sources (written on MFC) for Win95, Mac
- and several UNIXes (the last with Bristol's library). It really worked,
- but my program is not too much GUI-centric.
-
- Hope this helps.
- Regards,
- Poul.
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