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Re: Linux > Eu Question

• Posted by jbrown105 at speedymail.org Sep 20, 2003
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On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 03:25:44AM +0000, Al Getz wrote:
> 
> Hello there,
> 
> Sounds interesting.
> What ive decided is that i guess ill wait until i get
> the thing installed, then take it from there.

Prolly for the best.

> I'd like to be able to use the same program
> in both Windows and Linux, but is that even possible?

Yes. Not easy unless you use a special library tho.

> 
> Im already using Win API calls in the program in
> question, so im wondering what you do in Linux
> if you cant call the Win API ?

Call glibc, call the kernel (NOT RECOMMENDED), call one of hundreds of
add-on libs (ncurses, Xlib, GTK, Qt, maybe even KDE or GNOME), etc.

If you must use the Win API in Linux, try WINE or Winelib. I tried to make an
interface for Eu but I never got it to work. :[

> 
> Take care,
> Al
> 
> 

jbrown

> jbrown105 at speedymail.org wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 04:45:08PM +0000, Al Getz wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > Anyone know if Linux has anything like Ole/COM in it,
> > > or can it be implemented as in Windows using Euphoria?
> > > 
> > > Im asking because i was thinking of converting the Display
> > > Server to Ole/COM for the interprocess communications.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Al
> > > 
> > 
> > Kernel has no support for anything on that level. There are semaphores,
> > message queues, and shared memory, but thats it.
> > 
> > Going way beyond that, the desktop environments, such as KDE and GNOME, 
> > seem
> > to provide something akin to it. (KDE 2.x had KOM, which was basicly the
> > equivent of ActiveX for KDE programs as I understood it. KOM is a sortof 
> > C++
> > extention, tho. You might have to do a bit of research, here. Matt 
> > Lewis's work
> > in using C++ in Euphoria will also be invaluable.)
> > 
> > There is also RDC.e by Pete E, it lets Euphoria programs call routines 
> > in
> > other euphoria programs.
> > 
> > jbrown
> > 
> > > 
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> > 
> 
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