On 6/10/06 16:14, in article
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"jeff.boone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<jeff.boone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> We've been using both Windows and Mac versions of CB (v6.53) for a
> while now. Our Mac executable is a Carbon-based one that runs on both
> OS-9 and OS-X. Some of our customers are starting to buy the new Intel
> dual-core Macs, and are experiencing some significant performance
> issues. Some of it is no doubt due to the emulation mode that the app
> has to run under since it's not native for the Intel CPU, but a lot of
> it also appears to be related to database access. Performance improves
> substantially if the database is on the same machine as the executable,
> but that's not a viable workaround because it's a multi-user / shared
> database application.
>
> So, we're looking into overhauling our Mac application, converting it
> to an XCode-based app that will run natively on the new hardware. My
> question is, will our existing Mac CodeBase library compile and run
> under XCode on the Intel CPU? If not, is there a newer release
> available or in the works that will? The web site doesn't say anything
> about it.
>
> Jeff
>
Yes, with work the codebase library can be im****ted and made to be
recompiled and run under Xcode, but you'll need to make substantial
changes
to the code and retest to make it work under Intel CPU as the byte order
is
different for PowerPC/Intel processors and there is conditional
compilation
all over the code testing for Mac processor assuming that it's a PowerPC
processor and swapping bytes.
I think I've got it working, but of course I now have an unsup****ted
version...
You can wait and see whether the Mac software will be updated by the
developer, but it might be a long wait...
Andy
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