Re: Kylix in FreeBSD

From: W. D. (WD_at_US-Webmasters.com)
Date: 10/31/03

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    Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:19:18 -0600
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    Hmmmm. Which Linux would be most compatible?

    At 14:12 10/31/2003, Michael Edenfield wrote:
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    >* W. D. <WD@US-Webmasters.com> [031031 14:45]:
    >> Does this mean that one could possibly develop some GUI programs
    >> on Linux, them compile them to run on FreeBSD? Or, can one only
    >> compile command line apps?
    >
    >This should, in theory, be possible. Kylix links against Qt and some
    >additional CLX runtime libraries, which are covered under a
    >dual-lisenced: if you pay for Kylix you get a commercial lisence for Qt
    >and CLX, if you use the Open Kylix version you get GPL'd copies of the
    >license. As far as I can tell, the problem with Kylix on FreeBSD is the
    >IDE itself, using customized WINE-like libraries internally, and has
    >nothing to do with the output of the compiler/linker.
    >
    >It does sortof assume you have glibc, but I don't think there are any
    >issues with Kylix that don't exists with Linux-built gcc/gld binaries.
    >
    >--Mike

    
    

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