[openbeos] Re: Want to try developing for Haiku (again)...
- From: "Chris Peel" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:46:44 +0100
Hi Finn
Thanks for the comments - I'll give the drivers forum a go, and I never
thought of BeBits for possible sample source code, so thanks again!
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> Hi Chris,
>
> if it's only about developing _for_ Haiku_, i.e. if you would
> be happy if you could "just" contribute apps for our beloved
> OS, you could give "yab" a try, given your BASIC background.
>
> yab-Links:
> http://yab-interpreter.sourceforge.net/
> http://yab.beosmax.org/
>
> However, if you want to help working on the system itself,
> there's no way around C/C++. If have no experience in driver
> development, though, so I don't know if that could be a good
> starting point for you. Your experience in Assembler should
> help you with this, I guess, as you should be used to kissing
> every bit individually :-)
>
> Regarding sample code, I can only point you to the R5
> developer tools that also contain sample drivers which should
> be accompanied by articles. You could also ask for
> tutorials/sample code at the BeDrivers forum. Of course,
> BeBits should also have driver source code, however, not
> necessarily well-documented ...
>
> http://www.bedrivers.com/forums/
>
>
> Greetings,
> Finn
>
>
> >Hello list
> >
> >I'd love to be able to develop for Haiku but I don't know
> C++ and have
> >only dabbled briefly with C. I've tried on numerous
> occasions to learn
> >C++ but for some reason it just doesn't seem to stick. My coding
> >background (in chronological order) is:
> >
> >Basic (Sharp MZ series)
> >Basic (Amstrad CPC series)
> >Assembly (Z80 - Sharp and Amstrad)
> >Basic (Amiga)
> >Assembly (Amiga / MC68K in general)
> >Visual Basic (PC)
> >
> >Originally I thought about teaching myself C++ by developing some
> >fairly simple apps for Haiku, however after following this
> list for a
> >couple of years now I'm wondering if that may be a bit
> pointless with
> >many/most apps simply requiring a port from an existing one.
> >
> >So, I'm thinking instead that it might be more useful to stick with
> >pure C and to try to help with driver development for Haiku
> instead.
> >(I'm guessing drivers are written in C rather than C++ of course).
> >Would this make sense? If so, could anyone point me to a
> Haiku sample
> >driver and/or tutorial that I could start looking at?
> >
> >I've got a separate PC which dual boots R5 and Haiku so I
> can use this
> >as a build platform without destroying my day-to-day PC.
> >
> >Would appreciate any comments/suggestions!
> >
> >
>
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