| Subject | Re: [IB-Architect] Building IB6 |
|---|---|
| Author | Paul Gallagher |
| Post date | 2000-07-28T01:16:52Z |
A while back, I joked about rebuilding the IB source to run on
Delphi/Pascal. Now that I hear about what a disaster the C code is, and the
amount of work it's going to take to get it into decent shape, maybe its not
such a joke anymore. I personally, know next to nothing about C programming,
so I don't know how easily it could be done. I see a lot of components(IBO
comes to mind) that run on both compilers, so it must not be impossible. It
probably would not be as much of a re-write, as it would be a "reverse
engineered" clone. Kind of like what Compaq did to IBM's BIOS many moons
ago.
If IB were to be "ported" to Delphi/Pascal, would it still be the property
of Inprise? The actual code would be substantially different. I think the
"rule of thumb" for copyright infringement is that it must be at least 30%
different. I'm certainly not trying to suggest anyone "steal" IB, but given
the antics of Inprise, I would feel better if they were 100% out of the
picture. In fact, at times I wish they would sell Delphi.
Im probably way out of line here, but it's just an idea I thought I would
throw out there.
Paul
Delphi/Pascal. Now that I hear about what a disaster the C code is, and the
amount of work it's going to take to get it into decent shape, maybe its not
such a joke anymore. I personally, know next to nothing about C programming,
so I don't know how easily it could be done. I see a lot of components(IBO
comes to mind) that run on both compilers, so it must not be impossible. It
probably would not be as much of a re-write, as it would be a "reverse
engineered" clone. Kind of like what Compaq did to IBM's BIOS many moons
ago.
If IB were to be "ported" to Delphi/Pascal, would it still be the property
of Inprise? The actual code would be substantially different. I think the
"rule of thumb" for copyright infringement is that it must be at least 30%
different. I'm certainly not trying to suggest anyone "steal" IB, but given
the antics of Inprise, I would feel better if they were 100% out of the
picture. In fact, at times I wish they would sell Delphi.
Im probably way out of line here, but it's just an idea I thought I would
throw out there.
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Claudio Valderrama C." <cvalde@...>
To: <IB-Architect@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 7:45 PM
Subject: RE: [IB-Architect] Building IB6
> The last time I checked, MSVC produced much more efficient code than BCB
(2
> to 3 times faster), but I have not found a comparation of MSVC6 against
> BCB5.
>
> C.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Uckun [mailto:tim@...]
> > Sent: Jueves 27 de Julio de 2000 15:54
> > To: IB-Architect@egroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [IB-Architect] Building IB6
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> > At 02:21 PM 07/27/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > >What tools/programs will I need to compile and build IB6.
> > Obviously, I will
> > >need MS VC, but what else?
> >
> > Is MS VC the only way to go on this. It seems like an effort ought to be
> > made to use the Borland compiler if for no other reason then it's
> > available
> > for free.
> >
> > :wq
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