gsttallet@zach.fit.edu (Joe Tallet) (04/03/91)
I'm in need of information concerning different X products. I am familiar with the following X products: o from Rational, an implementation of X written in Ada, o from MIT, Rational's Ada implementation of X, o from Verdix, Ada bindings to the C implementation of X, this is the STARS 'version', o from GHG, an Ada implementation of X, similiar to Rational's version? o from EVB, Ada bindings to MOTIF, o from TAE++, bindings or implementation? What I need to know is how are these products related, interface-wise? For example (and even specifically): Q: How close is Rational's Ada implemenion of X to the previous MIT Ada binding? How much success did they have in keeping the interfaces the same (type-wise and subroutine-wise)? Q: How close is Verdix's Ada binding to the previous MIT Ada binding? Q: How does Verdix's Ada binding and Rational's Ada implementation compare interface-wise. Q: How does GHG's Ada implementation of X compare with Rational's implementation (again - interface-wise)? Q: What are the Ada compilers supported by each of these Ada products? The reason that I am looking for this information is that I need to know what kinds of problems I will have in porting an application to these different X products. Problems in terms of interface differences and Ada compiler support issues. Please respond through e-mail to jot@sps.com or uunet to ...!uunet!sps!jot. I may not be able to review every response posted here. As for the information I will gather, I will post it once completed (unless there is opposition to this). Thanks in advance... jot