Thanks Helen.

Where would be the appropriate place for me to ask questions about using
Kylix / Delphi & Firebird on Linux? (It's our next big project, and I'm in
charge)

Thanks

Tim

At 09:48 PM 6/12/2003 +1000, you wrote:

>At 10:23 AM 12/06/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>
> >I was all set to start an application using Firebird, Delphi and IBO
> >but now my partner wants to target for linux as well as win32.
> >
> >Are other people using Kylix and Firebird? If so, what database
> >components are you using?
> >
> >What is the timeframe for IBO that I can use in either Delphi or
> >Kylix?
>
>As the one responsible for the conversion of IBO for Delphi to IBO for
>Kylix, I can tell you that the chance of having Windows CLX data access
>components for IBO in Delphi is exceedingly remote. CLX is a three-legged
>horse on Windows.
>
>That given, I've kept the same member names (methods, properties) between
>the two, so it should be possible to write *some* cross-platform delphi
>source. That does *not* mean that any existing, high-performing IBO app
>could just be recompiled in Kylix. CLX just doesn't go close to achieving
>on Linux what the VCL achieves on Windows. It's not that Linux can't cut
>it - but that CLX doesn't reach deeply into the capabilities of the platform.
>
>Still, if you were content to write apps for the lowest common denominator
>(CLX) you could write them so that they would be cross-platform-compilable.
>
>All of the IBO data access classes work fine in Kylix. Virtually
>everything is done with conditional defines - VCL hierarchy for Windows and
>CLX hierarchy for Linux. (VCL and CLX are not interchangeable).
>
>One of our beta contributors (Jeremy Blythe) has produced a "console-only
>version" of the IBO-K data access classes that doesn't need Qt or X - a
>requirement that appears to have a much greater following amongst Linux
>developers than writing GUI clients.
>
>If you want to give the IBO-K components a burl, contact me privately and
>I'll get you set up.
>
>heLen
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