[INFO] MAC and WIN compilation

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 2/10/07 2:01 PM, "chris livermore" <chrisliv at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:

Hi Chris,

> OK,
> are you saying that when I create a win app in my macintel Runrev and
> ask it to include the valentina2 driver that this will not work on a
> win computer? I know about the vcomponents folder, that's fine.
 
> So the 'Valentina for Revolution Mac Host (Macho+Win+Lin)' that I
> have downloaded and installed on my macintel DOES NOT include the win
> drivers?

YES.
 
> You mean I have to compile runrev win apps on a win computer, is that
> right? 

YES.

Its possible with some efforts for you setup your MAC to COMPILE win app,
but what big sense in this? Can you explain?

You still need MOVE that app to Windows computer, and there run it to test.

> If so I am at a complete loss as to why the valentina 'Mac
> Host' has Maco/Win/Lin options?

Well, in fact this is rally wrong info that it is for archive:
    'Valentina for Revolution Mac Host (Macho+Win+Lin)'

We need correct this.

Valentina 2.x (and 3.x) is not simple one DLL as it was in v1.

Most plugins for REALbasic, Director and Revolution - really is just ONE
file.

But Valentina is MORE complex plugin, which is combination
        PLUGIN.DLL  +  (VComponents folder)
        

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Q: WHY WE DO NOT INCLUDE Windows drivers?

A: Because VComponents WIN compressed into archive takes about 8-10Mb
    We do not want increase size of MAC or WIN archives because of this.


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Q: But it is possible in theory?

A: YES, its possible working on MAC compile WIN apps, ready for use,
    but for this you need download V4REV WIN archive,
    install to windows
    copy V4REV.dll and dbvalentina2.dll into Deployment folders of REV,
    register them into .txt files in that folders.

    NOW REV will be able compile app.
    But after compilation you need yet copy items of VComponents WIN.

    and now you get App folder ready for use on Windows.


A2: NO - you cannot make ready for use MAC apps on Windows.
    Because for this you need run MAC OS X script which installs
    VComponents folder insdie of MyApp.app.
    On windows this is impossible to do.


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So taking all this into account we do not see many sense provide ability to
compile app to other platform.

As we understand, if you are RB PRO user, or REV PRO users, you have serials
for both platforms, and you have access to both OS.

And YES you can develop applications for MAC and WIN using Valentina.
Just you need use native platform for this.

-- 
Best regards,

Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc

Valentina - Joining Worlds of Information
http://www.paradigmasoft.com

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