[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: swt on Mac/Intel

[Bob Foster <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I heard back from the guy at Apple. They have hired an "SWT engineer" 
but haven't committed to doing a Cocoa port.

Bob

Daniel Pasco wrote:
> I'm inclined to agree with you regarding the carbon to cocoa 
> transition.  Consider me daunted and totally willing to let Apple take 
> that one up :)
>
> On the carbon on x86 front, I have built libswt-carbon-3138.jnilib, 
> libswt-pi-carbon-3138.jnilib, and libswt-webkit-carbon-3138.jnilib on 
> our intel-based mac.  I'm going to try and see if I can get eclipse up 
> and running on it this afternoon.
>
> -Dan
> On 2005-07-10 15:03:13 -0700, Bob Foster <bob@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
> > Guy from Apple told me at last EclipseCon they were looking to hire 
> > someone to do a cocoa port. I just sent him an email ping on the 
> > subject. I don't know either, but it would be wasted effort to start 
> > on it if Apple plans to do it. Besides, there were problems the last 
> > time a cocoa port was tried (by the person who did the original carbon 
> > port) that maybe can only be resolved by Apple.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > Daniel Pasco wrote:
> >
> > > I have no earthly idea if Apple is working on it.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2005-07-10 12:57:33 -0700, Bob Foster <bob@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > >
> > > > Is there anything to do except recompiling and testing?
> > > >
> > > > The carbon port, not the cocoa port, of course; that's a bfd. Are 
> > > > you sure Apple isn't working on the latter?
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> > > >
> > > > Daniel Pasco wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >  I'm interested in doing this port, or at least using it if nothing 
> > > > > else.  Is anyone else interested in collaborating on it?
> > > > >
> > > > > -Daniel
> > > > > On 2005-06-08 03:14:49 -0700, Nicolas YOUNA 
> > > > > <nyouna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > > > >
> > > > > > hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > because swt for mac is developped on carbon and since apple 
> > > > > > decided to migrate to Intel processors, i am wondering if swt will 
> > > > > > be recompiled for Intel processors or ported to cocoa framework?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > PPC -> Intel for cocoa applications or frameworks are quasi imediate
> > > > > > PPC -> Intel for carbon applications or frameworks are much longer...