[futurebasic] Re: [FB] C to FB converter programs

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From: Bryan Bremner <bremner@...>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 11:19:21 -0700
Joe Wilkins said:

>Instead of trying to convert C and/or C++ to FB, can't we just make
>FB capable of using compiled code from other Libraries.  Then we'd
>only have to face the problem of the Prototypes, much as we "seem"
>to be doing with ToolBox routines.
>
>Is this too obvious?  What am I missing from this approach?
>

This is a good idea, but the other half (90%) is C from other platforms.
The published C (C++, etc.) code out there may not exist as compiled code
for a Mac.  If I would have wanted to write C on a Mac I would have bought
a C compiler - instead I bought FB.  I don't have C to create the compiled
code.

Bryan Bremner
Facilities Operations
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