Do it properly or don't even bother. That is my advice to them. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:02 PM, David Brennan<dugda...@dbsolutions.co.nz> wrote: > I just don't see it working unless it is possible to take sophisticated > applications using the current VCL (ie VCL32) and with some effort but not a > complete rewrite (ie NOT replacing the entire component library!) modify the > code using ifdefs etc so that you have single source that can compile to > either platform. Similarly third party providers (eg DevExpress) need to be > able to produce single source versions of their libraries fairly easily. > > As far as I can tell they are producing a completely new VCL for the Mac > just like CLX was for Kylix... if so then that means they are only targeting > new applications which is a fatal mistake IMO. > > Of course doing what I suggest (making the new Mac VCL compatible with the > existing VCL32 BUT still making it appear native on other targets) is > probably at least an order of magnitude harder than what they are trying... > but if they don't then I don't really see the point. > > Interested to hear what others think. > > Cheers, > David. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On > Behalf Of Kurt > Sent: Saturday, 13 June 2009 7:24 p.m. > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: [DUG] Embarcadero article > > From > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/12/embarcadero_codegear_tools_future/ > > "Embarcadero is now betting on cross-platform for Delphi and its partner > C++ Builder, which shares many of the same libraries. 'The most > important thing is native cross-platform, Mac and Linux. Some of our > biggest customers have moved completely to Mac. Internationally we don't > hear as much Mac interest, but Linux is really strong,' Williams said. > > Wasn't this tried before, at least on Linux, with a 2001 product called > Kylix, which nobody bought? > > 'Two big differences,' according to Williams, at least. 'First, that > wasn't a cross-compile approach. People are fine developing on Windows. > I need to be able to debug against a remote machine, but I don't need > the whole IDE over there. The other difference [is] they were too early > as far as Linux goes, and from a visual standpoint now Mac matters. I've > never been so sure about an opportunity.' " > > cheers, Kurt > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe >
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