[comp.sys.apple2] Mac to GS ports

alb@cognos.UUCP (Al Belyea) (07/24/90)

I'm investigating what it would take to port a small Mac application to the
GS, and I'd appreciate any info or comments.

The Mac application is about 2600 lines of MPW 'C' code, 200 of which are
for resources. It's a standard desktop-type application.

I do not have a Mac. I have a ROM 01 GS with 2 Meg memory, TWGS and hard
drive. I currently have ORCA/C 1.0 and I have DesignMaster on order. I have
access to a Mac for using AFE to get the source code onto ProDOS. I have
the ToolBox References #1 and #2 with #3 on order. Oh, yeah I'm running 5.02.

Has anyone (successfully) ported a Mac Application to the GS? What are the
areas to watch out for? What percentage of tool calls are shared by the
2 toolkits? Is there a relatively easy method of porting Mac resources to
GS resources? Should I try and get a beta copy of ORCA/C 1.1?
  
Any info is appreciated. Thanks.
 
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gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) (07/29/90)

In article <8632@cognos.UUCP> alb@cognos.UUCP () writes:
>Should I try and get a beta copy of ORCA/C 1.1?

No, you should simply get the final release of ORCA/C Version 1.1.