palmos

[m.albert]

I am looking for a cheap way to write programs for palmOs using c++. CAn you advise a solution ? Codewarrior appears to be very expensive.
Thanks
Michael

[beege31337]

there are free GNU tools
go to handspring.com or palmsource.com

[m.albert]

Can I use the same program written in visual c++ (console) and compile for use with palm ??
Anybody got experience with this ???
Thanks
Michael

[m.albert]

Anybody got an answer?
Can I use code intended for VC++ or is there a specific C++ ?
Thanks
Michael

[beege31337]

Originally posted by Salem
> Can I use the same program written in visual c++ (console) and compile for use with palm ??
If you write your C++ program to use only standard C++ features, then

You can compile it using VC++, and run it in a console.

You can compile it using a Palm compiler, and run it on your PalmOS.

I don't think so because palm devices are very different then a normal, general purpose computer. Everything is different, like the filesystem uses a type of database instead of regular files; the screen is totally different; and the OS is not a multi-threaded OS.
If you look at code for palm devices it looks very different then regular C++ code. I really doubt you will get any regular programs to run on a palm.

[pianorain]

Originally posted by beege31337
I don't think so because palm devices are very different then a normal, general purpose computer. Everything is different, like the filesystem uses a type of database instead of regular files; the screen is totally different; and the OS is not a multi-threaded OS.

I don't think C++ cares about any of that. That's a job for the compiler.

[Xei]

Embedded C++. Look for it from Microsoft, it's free.