Qnx vs LINUX? Say it ain't so, David!

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Kenneth Rhodes wrote:


> You are/were? our cross platform WxWindows champion.

I still am, don't worry.

> Is Qnx a Unix clone?

Yes and no. It's a proprietary microkernel thingy. Fully buzzword compliant.

> Will it run Euphoria?

Maybe. There's *supposed* to be a routine that converts Linux code to run
under QNX. It's not guaranteed, but it probably would work. Of course,
Robert would have to run the converter, since it's wouldn't be able to
convert a packed executable.

> If not can euphoria be ported by
> rds fairly easily?

Probably, but there are probably licensing issues for commercial software. I
haven't seen the fine print.

>  Is WxWindows available for Qnx?

There was supposed to be support via MGL, but that appears to have stalled.

>  Is gnu C available on Qnx?

Yes, it comes with it.

> but wasn't there some mention by some
> one on the list about V2?

Not by me.

-- David Cuny

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