[GRASS5] GUI for GRASS

[andy agena]

hi sharma:

i did install cygwin; i'm just having difficulties compiling openstep 
on top of it.

andy

On Friday, October 18, 2002, at 09:55  AM, Sharma Ojaswa wrote:

> 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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