[DUG] Delphi Specials

[Alister Christie]

> I'd like to see Mac, Linux&  64 bit support.
>
> I'm now trying to make Delphi apps work using Wine/CrossOver on both
> Linux and Mac... with varying success.
I had a surprising amount of success with Wine a few years ago - but 
didn't go anywhere with it.
> iPhone and iPad = Mac support (more or less).
Actually I think the goal is to have Delphi compiling native binaries 
for iPhone from Windows, which would rock.  Although I don't know how 
they are going to do this as the SDK is for Mac only.  You can use Prism 
to make apps for the iPhone now via MonoTouch (you still require a Mac 
however).
> Android support = Linux support (more or less).
>
Except Android (like iPhone) is based on the ARM architecture.  Google 
haven't done an x86 port since Android 1.6 (or was it 1.5).  There is 
also the possibility to have the compiler output Java byte code, 
although the Delphi philosophy is for Native binaries.

Alister Christie
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