Hi folks. Very basic newbie question here:
Is it true that you start with some source files and then compile and end up with a PRC file?
Maybe. That tends to be the standard process; start with C or C++ source code, compile it to object code using your toolset, link that into a executable, then convert that to a PRC file along with any resources that are used by your program.
What are the possible set of source file formats? Are we talking C++, Java, text, etc.? What files can you start with?
C/C++ is the most popular form, but you can use all sorts of languages. Ultimately, the PRC file will contain 68K or ARM machine code is the right format that can be understood by Palm OS.
Is PRC the only target file format?
PRC stands for "Palm Resource Collection", and it's the executable format for Palm OS. Basically, it's a simple database that maps four-character resource types and 16-bit resource IDs to chunks of data.
There are also PDB files ("Palm DataBase"), which contain an indexed list of data chunks. These usually don't contain any program code, but are just used to store data used by a program.
Please read through the Palm OS Companion book, available online at http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/docs/palmos/CompanionTOC.html
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