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Re: Executor Developers Kit?



>>>>> "Chad" == Chad Page <cpage@best.com> writes:

    Chad> 	Why not create an Executor Developers Kit, which would
    Chad> come with DJGPP, a staticly linked library with the primary
    Chad> ROMlib code, and documentation (possibly with some bundled
    Chad> in API docs - maybe licensed from Apple?  I know Inside
    Chad> Macintosh can now be FTP'ed, but you need Apple's DocViewer
    Chad> to read them, and unless things have changed lately, that
    Chad> will not run under Executor.)

Actually, Executor began as a source-compatible library called ROMlib.
The idea is that ROMlib let you compile your app on platforms other
than a Mac.  Eventually we abandoned that and moved to binary
compatibility.  With a fast enough emulator, that's feasible, and we
don't need the cooperation of the developers to get their programs
running.

There are many tricky issues involved with writing a developer's kit.
Endianness issues are the worst; 80x86 developers would have to be
very careful to always byte swap at the right times.  A fancy
developer's kit may be an avenue we explore in the future, but for now
we've got to stay focused.

Thanks for the suggestion, though!

-Mat


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