[comp.windows.ms.programmer] Windows to Macintosh Conversion

duncanb@ibmpcug.co.uk (D G Booth) (01/08/91)

Does anybody have experience in converting from Microsoft Windows to
Apple Macintosh? We have been asked to consider converting an
application that runs under Windows (2 and 3), to the Macintosh, but
we dont have any experience of Macs. I would appreciate some pointers
to the general areas where problems are likely to arise - at present
we are just looking at the feasibility.  
 
I believe that the basic event driven structure of the program is
similar, but are there any specific similarities that would help, or
problems that are likely to arise?
 
The existing application is actually three programs that communicate
through 2 dynamic link libraries. Are there any IPC facilities on a
Mac to support a similar structure, or do we need to restructure our
program as a single entity?
 
The existing code is written in a mixture of C and C++. Is this
likely to present a problem?
 
Are there any tools/libraries that might ease the conversion process?
 
Duncan Booth
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