I have done some google searching, but I can't seem to find any definitive answers. I am going to be part of a team working on a portable application. I was wondering, since I am a windows programmer for the most part (I have done a little Linux), is there much differerce programming for portability? I am not refering to the additional API's and Librarys you can add, but base things like iostream, fstream, string, and those basic things.
These are part of the c++ standard and should work the same on any conforming implamentation. Furthermore mac is based on unix, coding for mac should be like coding on linux.Originally Posted by Wraithan
Last edited by Quantum1024; 12-03-2005 at 12:25 AM.
Alrighty, thanks a lot Quantum1024.
Mac OS X is based on UNIX. Mac OS 9 and earlier are not.Furthermore mac is based on unix, coding for mac should be like coding on linux.
But most people use OS X now.
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btw, after some research and the research of others. I found that I didn't need to buy a mac, just the OS.
http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/index.html
http://www.pearpc.net/pearpc_net_package.php
makes intel/amd processors run like power pc processors.
If you just use "base things like iostream, fstream, string", then you can write it on one machine and it will probably compile everywhere (everywhere with a C++ compiler, that is).
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