Dave Dyer wrote:
At 09:29 AM 7/17/2008, David Fotland wrote:
It irks me a little that Linux people refuse to consider porting their
programs to Windows :) With cygwin, it's pretty easy to port Linux
programs.
Isn't it the case that Cygwin is no help if the program has a GUI.
terry mcintyre wrote:
A cygwin port can't really be considered a windows application since it
requires that the windows user install cygwin. This is not for the faint of heart.
There are many good reasons why some people develop on Linux. Porting between Linux and Windows is not trivial.
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terry mcintyre wrote:
A cygwin port can't really be considered a windows application since
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terry mcintyre wrote:
A cygwin port can't really be considered a windows application since it
requires that the windows user install cygwin. This is not for the faint of heart
Of course C can be more or less platform independent if you take some care.
Purely for engine code, that's true. Standard windows has APIs
that are nearly compatible with xxux for command line initialization
and ordinary file and network operations.
If your program has ANY gui at all
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Dave Dyer wrote:
If your program has ANY gui at all though, you're pretty much screwed.
Mac Windows and Linux GUIs are about as far apart as any three platforms
can be. There are lots of compatibility solutions, including your
choice of platform independent languages; but
