[REBOL] Re: Build this and they will come...
From: meta:dimensional at: 28-May-2001 8:19
Holzammer, Jean
wrote:
> > Hmm, have you considered getting a series 5MX (about $450 last I
> > checked), Revo (a bit less) or Series 7 (a bit more) and doing the
> > development native instead of using the emulation?
>
> AFAIK there is no C-Compiler for the EPOC Platform !!
Hmmm, I don't know, I'm just responding to what Holger implied about
compilers being different between the PC-based "simulation" compared
to the real thing. In that case why not use the real thing? Perhaps
I misunderstood him.
Holger wrote:
> At RT we looked at Psion ports several times. Porting to Series 3 is not
> feasible (too slow, too small etc.). Porting to Series 5 and EPOC 5 is
> a possibility, and we do have the development environment. Last year we
> spent a few weeks on getting Core ported, and we made some progress, but
> eventually hit some road blocks. Basically, their development environment
> is horrible -- fundamentally different compilers, behavior, functionality
> etc. in the PC-based "simulation" compared to the real thing, making
> development very slow and tedious.
Best Regards,
-Jamie
