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Re: want to develop a simple LINUX plugin

To: "REALbasic Plugins <realbasic-plugins at lists dot realsoftware dot com>" <realbasic-plugins at lists dot realsoftware dot com>
Subject: Re: want to develop a simple LINUX plugin
From: William Yu <william at realsoftware dot com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:26:42 -0600
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On 3/17/05 8:57 AM, "Ramana Rao" <ramana dot rao at induslogic dot com> wrote:

> I compiled using a makefile(obtained fro mailing list archive) and generated
> a shared library.
> I have two questions:
> 1)I had compiled wih g++ on my LINUX box and then used the RB converter to
> convert it into a RB plugin on my Windows box which has the RB application.
> I am getting to wonder if I should have first of all used g++ on my windows
> box thru cygwin or similar utility, instead of directly compiling on the
> LINUX box.

You'd need a cross compiler, so you could in theory, but that's for another
discussion (search the archives, there might be some mention of it).

> 2) The makefile specified an option -shared. Should't it be -static?

No, RB does not know how to compile in static objects from another language.


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