[DUG] Porting Delphi code to Linux

[Trevor]

Edward,
  I don't really have any answers, but can I suggest that Linux is not the
only alternative to Windows?

  Linux is a Unix variant, as is BSD.  If you target POSIX rather than
either Linux or BSD, you might end up with something that also works on a
Mac.

Why anyone would ever want to do such a thing is left as an exercise for the
young, foolish, or really clever people much smarter than me.


From: "Edward Huang" <edwardh at slingshot.co.nz>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at delphi.org.nz>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 9:17 AM
Subject: [DUG] Porting Delphi code to Linux


> Hi,
>
> I have been asked the posibility to convert our Delphi code to run on
> Linux.
> I don't really have any experience on Linux, but I'm sure someone would be
> able to help here.
>
> We have a bunch of Delphi applications, Win32, all Client/server
> structure,
> Windows GUI, no data-aware controls, access DB via ADO, primarily standard
> VCL controls, with one 3rd party Grid components used extensively, plus a
> (very) few of other 3rd party components.
>
> As it's only a posibility discussion, there's no timeframe or such, and
> don't have to rely on the current versions of any products, i.e. if any
> future product versions on the roadmap that can help, it can be option
> too.
>
> I know there was Kylix, but I understood that the GUI components are quite
> different, and was many years ago.
>
> So is there any practical options that I can choose?  Or I have to start
> from scratch again?
>
> TIA.
>
> Edward Huang
>
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