Re: Mac OS Build (was Re: Abiword gets "recognition" at MacHack)


Subject: Re: Mac OS Build (was Re: Abiword gets "recognition" at MacHack)
From: Leonard Rosenthol (leonardr@lazerware.com)
Date: Mon Jun 25 2001 - 13:53:41 CDT


At 7:25 PM +0200 6/25/01, Hubert Figuiere wrote:
>That was my initial goal. The biggest problem is Standard Event vs Carbon
>Events. The former is required for MacOS 8.x support (please no CarbonLib)
>and the later is recommended for performance on MacOS X. But that is doable.

        If you're going to write a Carbon app, then write a Carbon
app and use CarbonLib on < OS X - it's not that bad...

> > So then why not use PowerPlant to build the Mac OS version??
> > We'd get there a LOT sooner??
>
>
>Mostly for political AND technical reasons.

        All good reasons. What about something else that CAN build
with gcc/MPW like MacZoop, CPLAT, etc?

LDR

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