From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:02:11 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1190 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Thursday 15 September 2005 Number 1190 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: Linux to OS/2 : Wayne **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 02:41:17 +0830 From: Wayne Subject: Re: Linux to OS/2 Paul Smedley wrote: > > Hi Ed, > > Ed Durrant wrote: > > Can one only compile character mode Linux programs for OS/2 ? > > > > I'm thinking of the programs such as CDRecord and Sane whose "front end" > > s are native OS/2 programs which talk to the command line application. > These are the simplest to compile. ie even a hacker like me can get > things to compile reasonably easily (ie http://smedley.info/sane.html & > http://smedley.info/os2ports.html) > > > What about Linux programs that need to be accessed via a GUI - are these > > only possible to be run (if at all) in a X-Windows environment on OS/2 ? > > Short answer - it depends. > > There are a few gui toolkits used in linux applications - some of which > are available on OS/2. This is however an area we are severely lacking in. > > We do have wxwidgets - but this isn't really all that stable/useful on OS/2. > > http://wiki dot netlabs dot org/index.php/Fundraising_campaign details some > other toolkits and has links to help fund these toolkits on OS/2. > > Cheers, > > Paul. One point overlooked by many is that C/C++ & Watcom VX-REXX can be compiled into 1 .exe. So 1 person can build a gui in VX while another builds the meaty bits. VX can be very powerful & fully WPS compatable. The VX development kit is available but it would be nice to get the original source code. There are still a number of us still using VX who be happy to work with others to get programs out. At this point of time, I think the OS/2 community needs to unite & work together. Is there a mailinglist/newsgroup for development? Getting access to info can be difficult eg. I eventually worked out how to drag&drop from a menu but it would have been much easier if I could read how to do it. Cheers Wayne ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------