Re: Linux to MacOSX port effort.

[W . Northcott]

Scott wrote:
>I've been using the stock cc and have been able to compile the misc
>directory and part of defobj so far.  Is there a specific reason why the
>new gcc needs to be used?

Marcus Daniels has explained in the past why the old compiler is not 
capable of compiling the Swarm code.  Even on other platforms gcc 2.95.2 
will not compile current Swarm code.

>I'm taking a slightly different approach then maybe others, I'm using
>Apple's ProjectBuilder instead of the GNU configure/make sequence.  I

I am doing that too.

>One problem is Apple's preprocessor, I've had to specify
>-traditional-cpp so that it uses the GNU cpp. 

-traditional-cpp is deprecated for this purpose.  It will not work in the 
new compilers.  The correct option is -no-cpp-precomp.

>The other issue are the two objc runtimes; I'm not sure how practical 
using the GNU runtime will
>be on OSX except for a purely X approach. 

IMO you have to use the Swarm libobjc.  I don't think the GNU run time is 
useful on an OS X system.
Perhaps Marcus would comment.

Bill Northcott

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