[Discussion] [Linux] Starting the move to MAC

[Bob Wonderly]

Joe

I looked for Rosetta:

--->locate Rosetta | head
---- bobmac at MacBob0-3.home ~/Mac-Prog 0 ----
--->man Rosetta
No manual entry for Rosetta
---- bobmac at MacBob0-3.home ~/Mac-Prog 1 ----

Maybe it's invisible -- you sort of indicated that it was.

Thanks for the version tracker URL. I added it to my URL list.

Re XL C cf. my response to Julian.

Bob

Joseph J. Hansen wrote:
> March 23, 21009
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Intel-based Macs include a package called "Rosetta" that enables most 
> Power PC applications to run.  You don't have to load or run Rosetta; 
> it's a mostly invisible part of the OS that kicks in automatically when 
> it sees a Power PC app.  So you might try the IBM XL C/C++ complier that 
> you mentioned.  From what I can see, though, that never made it out of 
> Beta.
> 
> A good place to look for Mac Software is Version Tracker at 
> http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/ .  It has a search box where you 
> can look for any kind of software.  This has an advantage over a Google 
> search in that listings have been screened to keep out malware, spyware, 
> etc.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 22, 2009, at 10:23 PM, Bob Wonderly wrote:
> 
>> Doug
>>
>> I poked around IBM's web site and found C++ for big versions of Linux 
>> which I don't have. Found lots of ref books for LPEX.
>>
>> The GNU C compiler works on Mac so my C code has a "place to go".
>>
>> I did find a C for Mac OS-X Power PC hardware but current OS-X runs on 
>> Intel platforms rather the Power PC.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> Douglas Clark wrote:
>>> Bob,
>>> I think LPEX and LxPM are the same thing, or else LxPM is a later 
>>> version of LPEX. The documentation for LxPM still mentions LPEX is 
>>> some places.
>>> IBM apparently released version 6 of its C++ compiler for MAC OS X - 
>>> at least for a few nanoseconds. I didn't know about it until a month 
>>> or so ago when I ran across an old update package for the product. It 
>>> appears the product included some preliminary Objective C support - 
>>> although unofficial.
>>> If that package followed the other C++ packages, it might have LPEX 
>>> in it. My i have a MAC book that my daughter is using for school, but 
>>> I have not tried loading any of this  on it yet. You might poke 
>>> around the IBM support site for VisualAge C++ and look for MAC stuff.
>>> Doug
>>> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:19:02 -0700, Bob Wonderly wrote:
>>>> Doug
>>>>
>>>> You're correct that I didn't hear about LxPM. I did use and like 
>>>> IBM's LPEX on OS/2. I googled "LxPM" but got nowhere and presume 
>>>> there is no version of it available for OS-X. I googled LPEX and got 
>>>> somewhere but no hint of a version for Mac or Linux. CTC's SPF/SE 
>>>> which I used is available only for M$Win (per their web site).
>>>>
>>>> So far my Mac editor of choice is BBEdit. But sometimes I need those 
>>>> "old fashioned" line and block commands.
>>>>
>>>> Bob Wonderly
>>>>
>>>> Douglas Clark wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>> Bob - you may not be aware of LxPM, the editor included in 
>>>>> VisualAge C++ (versions 3 and 4) which can be configured to act 
>>>>> like SPF, i.e. you can "turn on" line numbers for a file and enter 
>>>>> SPF line or block commands -  M C D MM CC DD, etc. -  in the line 
>>>>> number area. And still use the mouse and other more "modern" 
>>>>> commands at the same time. It also outputs messages as readonly 
>>>>> messagelines in the text, just like SPF. Editor macros can be 
>>>>> written in Rexx or C.
>>>> ...
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>
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