[GRASS5] GUI for GRASS

[Sharma Ojaswa]

nisn't it possible to have GRASS for windows without cygwin.
i.e., a fereware GIS for windows.
( native)


On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, andy agena wrote:

> hi glynn:
> 
> i spent a little time yesterday trying to get openstep to compile on a 
> fresh install of cygwin; no luck yet, as there's some unrecognized 
> chmod option that kills the make install.  i'll try again this 
> afternoon and let you know how it goes.
> 
> andy
> 
> Glynn Clements wrote:
> 
> > andy agena wrote:
> >
> >> i did a quick look around the gcc page, and obj-C is supported
> >> (couldn't find which version it start with).
> >
> > I'm aware that gcc supports it; however:
> >
> > a) Most distributions relegate it to a separate package, and not many
> > people install the objective-C component.
> >
> > b) I have no idea how reliable it is on minority platforms (i.e. other
> > than Linux and Mac). Even gcc's C++ support has tended to be flaky on
> > commercial Unices, which doesn't bode well for objective-C.
> >
> > c) What's the state of Windows support?
> >
> >> as for learning obj-C,
> >> there's been this claim on the osx developers' pages that if one knows
> >> C, one can learn obj-C in an afternoon...
> >
> > Even if people can learn it, will they? Or will they turn away as soon
> > as they realise that it's in a language they don't currently
> > understand?
> >
> > Also, it isn't just a matter of being able to write code. We need to
> > be able to handle bug reports (which means understanding the awkward
> > cases, not just typical usage). Can you call objective-C code from C?
> > What about binary compatibility? E.g. C++ is very "fragile" in this
> > area; note how many GDAL problems are C++ related. Will we have
> > similar problems with objective-C?
> 
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