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Cross platform IDEs

GarthGarth Posts: 18
edited 2008-11-22 04:47 in General Discussion
I see a lot of discussion on the forums about linux and Mac software for Parallax products. I was wondering if the development team at Parallax has considered writing the programming software in Python, Java, or even as an eclipse plugin to obtain cross platform availability?

It just seems to me that would be a logical solution to this dilemma.

Just a thought. smilewinkgrin.gif

Comments

  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2008-06-02 22:58
    This suggestion has been made numerous times before. It's not enough of a dilemma for Parallax to justify the effort in redoing their existing software. A lot of Parallax software has been written in Delphi which is a Windows-only environment. The Spin compiler was written in Intel assembly language. Early versions of the PBasic compiler (tokenizer) also were written in Intel assembly language.

    With most computers regardless of operating system running the Intel instruction set and with the ease of running Windows programs under the MacOS or Linux using Wine or a Wine derivative like CodeWeaver's CrossOver, there's even less reason to have Parallax's development software run on multiple operating systems and multiple processors.
  • KeezinatorKeezinator Posts: 21
    edited 2008-06-24 21:57
    Mike, do you have a way to run the propeller IDE in Linux (using Wine for example)? I tried, but it only works half. No support for USB and some errors browsing the libraries and unreadable dialog boxes.

    I am using Ubunu on an older laptop, So no unlimited disk or ram to run multiple OS ..
  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2008-06-24 23:24
    I have the same problems, but there is a downloader written in Python that should work under Linux. I'm using it with the MacOS, but the differences mostly have to do with selecting the serial port path. I also have problems when trying to "open" folders in the file tree, but the errors are continuable. Lastly, the hex display has a font problem and I don't know enough about Unix fonts vs Windows fonts to fix that. I can live with it. I use CrossOver from CodeWeavers and they have both a Mac and a Linux version. It's a commercial version of Wine with several DLLs included that they presumably have to pay a license fee for.
  • T. MouliT. Mouli Posts: 1
    edited 2008-11-22 04:47
    YES!, I have to agree that the IDE / Dev tools should be an Eclipse plug-in. Especially for javelin, viva la cross platform!!
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