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Re: Compile for Mac API under Executor?



>>>>> "Stewart" == Stewart Smith <ssmith@essun2.csu.murdoch.edu.au> writes:
In article <4gdp1u$3vf@newsman.murdoch.edu.au> ssmith@essun2.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Stewart Smith) writes:


    Stewart> Greetings, I'm interested in developing some portable
    Stewart> applications on several platforms, but currently don't
    Stewart> have any Mac hardware.

    Stewart> Is it possible yet to write code for the Mac API under
    Stewart> Executor?

Not easily.  The most popular C compilers are not yet usable under
Executor.

    Stewart> Do any C++ compilers run under Executor?

None that I know of -- Think and Code Warrior *don't* run.

    Stewart> Since Executor is totally independent of Apple code, ARDI
    Stewart> must already have implemented a Mac API for DOS and
    Stewart> Unix. Have you folks at ARDI ever considered releasing
    Stewart> your Mac API as a tool for developers to port Mac
    Stewart> applications to DOS/Unix, or for DOS/Unix people to
    Stewart> develop code for Macs? What I'd like to see is some sort
    Stewart> of library (source isn't necessary) that I could link to
    Stewart> programs written using gcc or djgcc. I personally would
    Stewart> find this a useful tool for which I'd be prepared to pay
    Stewart> at least what you're asking for Executor. I realise that
    Stewart> I'd eventually have to compile my code using a Mac
    Stewart> compiler in order to produce a binary, but at least I
    Stewart> could do my development on a stable operating system
    Stewart> (ie. Linux) using my existing hardware.

That was ARDI's original idea.  We had a product called ROMlib for the
Sun-3 series (yup, we were working on all this mess back when Sun-3s
were still viable) but working with programmers involved too much
hand-holding.  We might go back in that direction *after* Executor 2
brings in enough cash to hire some additional employees, but we won't
even think about it until after E2 is out.

    Stewart> No doubt these questions have been asked before. Thought
    Stewart> it was worth a try, though...

Probably can't help you in the timeframe you're interested in.  Sorry.

    Stewart> Stewart

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com


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