> > I'd like to propose a different software item.... I'd like to see a
> > "compiler" written that reads in a windows application, converts its
> > code more or less permanently to linux/X format with suitable widget
> > library and device replacements, and writes it out to disk.
>
> I like this idea. There's some scheme like this coming (here?) for
> OS/2 but I don't have the URL handy. It might be nice to have
> something like an incremental compile where the first time an app runs
> the system creates a translated executable as it goes, saving it for
> later runs.
Very Very ala FX!32 for the DEC Alpha and Intel binaries. FX!32 translates the
native
Intel binaries to Alpha executable code. The first time everything runs,
(IIRC) things are
pretty nasty. But the more you use it, the better it gets at the translation.
Pretty soon, the
table is built well enough that the Intel binaries run as well if not better on
the Alpha as
they would on native x86 architecture.
I would like to get an Alpha 21164 PC. Mmmm.....Alpha......
-- Lord Dragon "Yea-aaaa-yuh!" twot@netpath.net
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> I'd like to propose a different software item.... I'd like to see a
> "compiler" written that reads in a windows application, converts its
> code more or less permanently to linux/X format with suitable widget
> library and device replacements, and writes it out to disk.I like this idea. There's some scheme like this coming (here?) for
OS/2 but I don't have the URL handy. It might be nice to have
something like an incremental compile where the first time an app runs
the system creates a translated executable as it goes, saving it for
later runs.Very Very ala FX!32 for the DEC Alpha and Intel binaries. FX!32 translates the native
Intel binaries to Alpha executable code. The first time everything runs, (IIRC) things are
pretty nasty. But the more you use it, the better it gets at the translation. Pretty soon, the
table is built well enough that the Intel binaries run as well if not better on the Alpha as
they would on native x86 architecture.I would like to get an Alpha 21164 PC. Mmmm.....Alpha......
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