Linking in C code with QB.

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2 total messages Started by Phillip Cooper Tue, 11 Aug 1992 18:26

#114

Author: Phillip Cooper
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 18:26

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Someone responded to my post about not being able to link object
modules created with QC 2.5 with QB4.5.  I've since lost the
article, but I wanted to respond.  His viewpoint basically was that
this "sucked" (tm).  I couldn't agree more, but here is a little
explanation about why this is.  

The way our interlanguage calling capabilities are implemented, 
each new product is designed to be compatable with whatever the
current version of other languages are when it is released.

In other words, when QB 4.5 was released, QC 2.10 was the current
version of QuickC.  QuickC 2.5 was just a twinkle in our language
developer's eyes. :)  Obviously, it would be a little difficult to
ensure compatability with a product that didn't even exist!

Just an FYI...
Phil Cooper

Re: Linking in C code with QB.

#116

Author: Tom Boutell
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 20:46

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In article <1992Aug11.182615.19919@microsoft.com> philco@microsoft.com (Phillip Cooper) writes:
>In other words, when QB 4.5 was released, QC 2.10 was the current
>version of QuickC.  QuickC 2.5 was just a twinkle in our language
>developer's eyes. :)  Obviously, it would be a little difficult to
>ensure compatability with a product that didn't even exist!
>

True.

But ensuring that QC 2.5 could have backward compatibility with
QB 4.5, which *did* exist, would have been possible.

It seems more likely it just wasn't a priority.

In light of the fact that the PDS is being offered pretty cheaply
right now, though, it actually doesn't "suck" quite as much as I initially
thought, so I don't see the decision as callous neccessarily. It just
would've been a good idea to keep 2.5 backward - compatible, or
simply do a maintenance upgrade of QB 4.5 to meet it.

-- 
Tom Boutell, boutell@cshl.org

Clausthaler is the best non - alcoholic beer in the known universe.

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