Re: Using Xcode for *GNUstep* Development
Re: Using Xcode for *GNUstep* Development
- Subject: Re: Using Xcode for *GNUstep* Development
- From: Jason Stephenson <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:24:33 -0500
Keary Suska wrote:
I have seen where Xcode has been used for non-Mac development, although
not officially supported, although I don't know if Xcode has been used
successfully develop a GNUstep executable directly. I.e., as opposed to
just developing a GNUstep-compatible Mac app and then porting over.
Just looking for advice, warnings, recommendations, what-not. A
recommendation could be, "don't--there are better tools for this on the
Linux side." Just since I am familiar and comfortable with Xcode, it
would be nice to use it at least for the bulk of development.
There are different tools for this on the Linux side. Have you visited
http://www.gnustep.org/ ?
Gorm is the GNUStep equivalent of IB, and most building is done via a
series of special Makefiles. Instructions are available at the GNUStep site.
P.S. It's really just that I want to use the convenience of Foundation
objects for a Linux project. I have no intention of doing any GUI stuff.
Well, that makes things a bit easier depending on how your Linux distro
packages things. I've only used GNUStep for development on FreeBSD, and
there, the GNUStep packages are split up such that you can install the
GNUStep base libraries without the GUI, basically you can install the
equivalent of Foundation without AppKit.
Most of the Foundation classes are compatible between GNUStep and Cocoa.
However, there are some differences, so you will need to read the
GNUStep documentation carefully. You'll also need some #ifdefs if you
want to keep things portable between the two toolkits.
GNUStep library documentation can be found here:
http://www.gnustep.org/developers/documentation.html#api
HtH,
Jason
TIA,
Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
"Demystifying technology for your home or business"
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