Rewriting for Linux?

[ashok shankar das]

Mitch Bradley wrote:

> Our system is loosely based on Fedora Core 6.  The core graphics 
> toolkit is called Cairo.  Information about it may be found at 
> http://www.cairographics.org

> .  Cairo just handles the graphical output.  For input and windowing, 
> we use the GTK+ toolkit, see http://www.gtk.org .

Also check for GRX + bcc to grx for how to run borland graphics on linux.
Hope  http://grx.gnu.de/old23/index.html will help you.

again you have to check for the pointers and some datatypes.

> Happy Coding,
> Mitch Bradley
>
> MARTIN WOODHOUSE wrote:
>
>> Hello All
>>  
>> I have a fairly sizeable application, written in (Borland) C for 
>> MSDos, which I think
>> might be useful if ported across to the XO.
>>  
>> I have no Linux experience whatever, though I'm competent in C -- or 
>> at least I was
>> 20 years ago when I wrote the application.
>>  
>> It's entirely self-contained and self-running, but I can already see 
>> that I cannot hope
>> simply to recompile its code into Linux ! ( For one thing, all its 
>> display functions
>> are writtten for 640 x 480 VGA.).
>>  
>> I am currently reading background material in order to teach myself 
>> Linux, but what
>> I would like to know is what software you guys & gals are using to 
>> write and
>> compile your code?   Red Hat or what?   
>> If you can advise me, I wouldn't have to try and make a guess at what 
>> coding
>> system to get hold  of.
>>  
>> With best wishes,
>>  
>> Martin
>>  
>> Dr. M. C. Woodhouse MB, BCh. www.martin-woodhouse.co.uk 
>> <http://www.martin-woodhouse.co.uk>
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