From: defaria@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Andy DeFaria)
Subject: Re: X Bindings and Implementations
Date: 8 Apr 91 16:56:17 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <46820003@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 2260@winnie.fit.edu
>/ hpcupt3:comp.lang.ada / gsttallet@zach.fit.edu (Joe Tallet) / 4:48 pm Apr 4, 1991 /
>
>I'm in need of information concerning different X products. I am
>familiar with the following X products:
>
> o from Rational, an implementation of X written in Ada,
> o from MIT, Rational's Ada implementation of X,
> o from Verdix, Ada bindings to the C implementation of X,
> this is the STARS 'version',
> o from GHG, an Ada implementation of X, similiar to
> Rational's version?
> o from EVB, Ada bindings to MOTIF,
> o from TAE++, bindings or implementation?
>
> What I need to know is how are these products related, interface-wise?
>
> For example (and even specifically):
>
> Q: How close is Rational's Ada implemenion of X to the previous
> MIT Ada binding? How much success did they have in keeping the
> interfaces the same (type-wise and subroutine-wise)?
>
> Q: How close is Verdix's Ada binding to the previous MIT Ada
> binding?
>
> Q: How does Verdix's Ada binding and Rational's Ada implementation
> compare interface-wise.
>
> Q: How does GHG's Ada implementation of X compare with
> Rational's implementation (again - interface-wise)?
>
> Q: What are the Ada compilers supported by each of these
> Ada products?
>
> The reason that I am looking for this information is that I need to
>know what kinds of problems I will have in porting an application to
>these different X products. Problems in terms of interface differences
>and Ada compiler support issues.
>
> Please respond through e-mail to jot@sps.com or uunet to ...!uunet!sps!jot.
>I may not be able to review every response posted here.
>
> As for the information I will gather, I will post it once completed (unless
>there is opposition to this).
>
>Thanks in advance...
>jot
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