Message-Id: <199705190522.BAA20609@keeper.albany.net> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Jim Lefavour" Organization: No Way Out To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 01:20:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: DJGPP isn't bad but... Reply-to: jamesl AT albany DOT net Precedence: bulk It COULD be even better :-) Yes, it supports DOS32 programming, and with RSXNTDJ v. 1.31 it supports WIN32 programming (a large subset, anyway). And it apparently includes a C++ library (turbovision) port that is even better than the original ;-) for DOS32. What it doesn't have, yet, is a RAD tool. A well designed RAD environment would allow/support: Rapid development of DOS32/WIN32 program interfaces with no "hand coding" _required_. Full customization according to the programmer's needs/desires (with customizable "template" (not STL) files and toolbars/menus). Ease of use, for the newbie to the advanced programmer. Integration with current IDE in use (save in correct project file format, etc...) Builtin IDE if desired. Of course, for this to work with the WIN32 environment, RSXNTDJ must support c++ programming (I think that it does, but please, if I'm wrong, correct me). And, a decent class library must be developed (or ported) for it's use... What I am checking for is this - are there any programmer's out there that would like to see something like this? (Or am I the only one :-) If so, and I were to begin developing a COMPLETELY FREE GPL'd RAD toolkit for DJGPP/RSXNTDJ, would anyone out there (especially the c++ coding gurus) be willing to help out - realizing that there would be no money, fame or fortune, since it's a free tool... Please, feel free to respond both to the list and to my email personally on this, since I don't have a problem with "duplication" :-) and I'd like the whole list to see the results... If there is sufficient interest, I'd definitely like to get started on this, but I won't be able to for about a month or so, so feel free to let me know what you think :-) Jim jamesl AT albany DOT net http://www.albany.net/~jamesl/ Please also visit: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/9244/