Porting to (what flavour of) Linux
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:11 am
I purchased FiveWin / xHarbour to develop a package which I really want to run on Linux. Because of familiarity with Windows environment and looking at levels of activity in these forums I have "prorotyped" it in Windows environment but only used the standard windows classes (window, dialog, say, get, get memo, button, menu and listbox), The only fancy thing I am doing is controlling Word.
Now I am ready (but slightly fearful) to start migrating it to Linux and OpenOffice.
But I have a few questions.
1. What Linux distribution should I use? (I have a server box running Centos 5 - debadged Red Hat Enterprise and workstations are currently Fedora Core but happy to change if either easier or better support available)
2. Any advice from those who have bravely gone before?
3. Can anyone give any pointers re controlling Open Office from xHarbour/FiveLinux under Linux?
4. I understand the commercial reality that there isn't much revenue for Five Tech from the Five Linux package given small user base but are there any developments happening in this area? If I take out another subscription are you happy to provide support as required? What distribution(s)?
5. The copy I downloaded of Five Linux had an install but not installx etc as listed in the help file - am I missing some bits
6. What if anything are the FiveLinux users doing re context sensitive help? Should we be working on a simple cross platform FiveWin / FiveLinux help system?
Sorry for so many questions but this project is important (to me at least!) and I suspect that there may be others in a similar position.
Now I am ready (but slightly fearful) to start migrating it to Linux and OpenOffice.
But I have a few questions.
1. What Linux distribution should I use? (I have a server box running Centos 5 - debadged Red Hat Enterprise and workstations are currently Fedora Core but happy to change if either easier or better support available)
2. Any advice from those who have bravely gone before?
3. Can anyone give any pointers re controlling Open Office from xHarbour/FiveLinux under Linux?
4. I understand the commercial reality that there isn't much revenue for Five Tech from the Five Linux package given small user base but are there any developments happening in this area? If I take out another subscription are you happy to provide support as required? What distribution(s)?
5. The copy I downloaded of Five Linux had an install but not installx etc as listed in the help file - am I missing some bits
6. What if anything are the FiveLinux users doing re context sensitive help? Should we be working on a simple cross platform FiveWin / FiveLinux help system?
Sorry for so many questions but this project is important (to me at least!) and I suspect that there may be others in a similar position.