> >1. They aren't built against current libraries, so
> >you have to install old libraries like termcat and
> >libc5.
>
> There is a version of Poplog built against libc5. I
> believe Stephen
> Isard maintains it. I thought that most (if not all)
> of the current
> Linux versions of Poplog were built against newer
> versions of the C
> library?
Right -- the problem is that termcap is generally a
lib c5 executable. Most Linux systems use terminfo
with ncurses.
> Console-based VED was developed against termcap. I
> haven't looked into
> whether there is a simple, low-cost upgrade path to
> something more
> current. What does Linux use nowadays? Curses
> (question, not a comment)?
Yes -- ncurses with the terminfo database.
> >4. A GNUstep binding might be a better use of
time,
> >since this would provide a Linux and a Mac OS
> >X-compatible GUI toolset.
>
> What about Windows? I know that the word is not
> popular, but I'd be
> reluctant to support any movement that chose to
> exclude any platform.
GNUstep works on Windows, but is not well optimized
and provides unfamiliar-looking widgets.
After I wrote this, I thought I remembered that Poplog
could bind with C++. That might make wxWindows a good
deal, since it's Free (as in Speech and Beer), and
provides native look-and-feel on MacOS, Unix/Linux,
and Windows.
-Brent
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