From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ca21162c929cc36f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen) Subject: Re: GUI Generators and Class Libraries (was: Better MacOS Handles... Date: 1996/09/16 Message-ID: <1996Sep15.223634.1@eisner>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 180932244 x-nntp-posting-host: eisner.decus.org references: <511sp9$ogs@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <3235E2C3.636F@itg-sepg.logicon.com> <1996Sep12.144206@nova.wright.edu> <1996Sep13.080055.1@eisner> <1996Sep14.150138@nova.wright.edu> <1996Sep15.091649.1@eisner> <51hci8$277@news.syspac.com> x-nntp-posting-user: KILGALLEN x-trace: 842841404/28490 organization: LJK Software newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1996-09-16T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article <51hci8$277@news.syspac.com>, jhopper@erinet.com (jim hopper) writes: > In article <1996Sep15.091649.1@eisner> > kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen) writes: > >> In looking at potential Macintosh class libraries, MacApp seemed to >> stand out for keeping up to date with the latest Apple features, and >> I thought I would possibly have to transliterate MacApp to Ada. Jim >> Hopper told me, however, that GNAT for Macintosh allowed Ada programs >> to subclass C++ classes, meaning transliteration could be deferred and >> MacApp could be used right away. I have not tried this, but it sounds >> reasonable. > > Actually Larry, i said Gnat allows it, i have not tested it on gnat > mac. if you are interested in testing it i will send you some info on > how its supposed to work. i am not a c or c++ programmer. Sorry to have misquoted you, Jim. I am not a c or c++ programmer either, but we'll figure it out. Of course if nobody else cares about Mac-specific class libraries, it does not matter. Larry