OpenEuphoria

Re: Wmotor/Xmotor interoperability

• Posted by ChrisBurch3 <crylex at gmail.?o?> Aug 13, 2007
• 495 views

Bernie Ryan wrote:
> 
> CChris wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > If I write an application for Wmotor and get it working under Windows, would
> > the corresponding set of source files run properly under Unix with Xmotor
> > installed?
> > If not, is there a straightforward process to translate code intended for
> > Wmotor
> > so as to execute properly using Xmotor?
> > 
> > CChris
> 
> First the version of xmotor/wmotor in the archive is shrouded and will
> only run in eu version 2.5
> 
> I have been using an unshrouded version with eu 3.1.x and it also works.
> 
> The main library ( motor.eu ) is the same one in both wmotor and xmotor.
> 
> The only difference between wmotor and xmotor is the demos and the include
> files.
> 
> xmotor -- is used to write programs in x, xt, athena, open-motif, presently
> I am playing around with using it with GTK.
> 
> wmotor -- is used for writing win32 code.
> 
> To write a cross-platform program you would need to use motor.eu to create
> a wrapper library to use win32 code on windows and (motif or athena) to
> emulate the same win32 code on Linux.
> 
> The advanage of motor.eu library is the ease of wrapping, shared libraries,
> structures, even varible argument parameters, and other Linux support code.
> 
> To use some functions in windows:
> 
> library("kernel32.dll")
> declare("ConnectNamedPipe",2,s)
> declare("ContinueDebugEvent",3,s)
> declare("ConvertDefaultLocale",1,u)
> declare("ConvertThreadToFiber",1,u)
> declare("CopyFileA",3,s)
> 
> To use some functions in Linux using XT:
> 
> library("libXt.so")
> declare("XtAppAddWorkProc",3,u)
> declare("XtAppAddConverter",6,n)
> declare("XtScreenDatabase",1,u)
> declare("XtAppSetSelectionTimeout",2,n)
> declare("XtVaGetApplicationResources","..",n) <<-- Note a variable argument
> parameter .
> declare("XtIsObject",1,u)
> 
> I am also contemplating adding in line Assembler support in euphoria
> functions.
> 
> I have thought about releasing unshrouded code to the archive but
> how do I protect my original ideas from others claiming to have
> them as their own after I have invested all my hard work to
> discover my ideas. 

Hi

I'm interested Bernie, has this ever happened before in this community, has
anyone knowingly plaguerised code written by others.
>  
> Bernie
> 
> My files in archive:
> WMOTOR, XMOTOR, W32ENGIN, MIXEDLIB, EU_ENGIN, WIN32ERU, WIN32API 
> 
> Can be downloaded here:
> <a
> href="http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/asearch.exu?dos=on&win=on&lnx=on&gen=on&keywords=bernie+ryan">http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/asearch.exu?dos=on&win=on&lnx=on&gen=on&keywords=bernie+ryan</a>

You write in a later message you're just an old man writing code, but one
who has helped me out of many other difficult situations. I wouldn't be
interested in stealing your code, just using it with the recognition it 
deserves (for any of my programs that may become used by the general public)

Thanks

Chris