[gmpi] Re: OT Re: Reqs 5, 6, 11 for debate
- From: "Angus F. Hewlett" <amulet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 05:44:32 -0500 (EST)
fopen() et al are fine on Windows and Mac OS X (tho' some of the
associated calls for directory enumeration and suchlike are missing).
However, they are problematic on older MacOS systems... there's a hideous
proprietary file API which still, unfortunately, exists on OS X.
Also, because Windows does not have a rich command line environment as
standard (and pre-OS X Macs don't have one at all) programmers just don't
get exposed to the C API early on.
Regards,
Angus.
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Angus F. Hewlett, Technical Director
FXpansion Audio UK Ltd - http://www.fxpansion.com
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Paul Davis wrote:
> >> exactly which "standard C language" functions are you thinking of
> >> jeff?
> >
> >you know what I mean. fopen() etc? ANSI C, no?
>
> my impression from reading the VST plugins list is that either:
>
> 1) there are a lot of rather ignorant programmers out there
> who simply have never come across these functions.
>
> OR
>
> 2) the implementation of these functions in various proprietary
> operating systems (who would prefer you used their API)
> is not particularly good.
>
> i don't know which of these is true, if either. one way or another, i
> have this impression that win/mac developers don't look favorably upon
> the "standard C" API. have i got that wrong?
>
> --p
>
>
>
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