Visual C++ on Virtual PC?

BazDM · 04-05-2005, 07:29 AM

Hi there,

Does anyone have any experience with running Visual C++ on Virtual PC? Does it work and is it stable? I am using a 1.3GHz Powerbook G4.

I think using that will be better than spending time re-implementing the VC++ source code to work in Cocoa.

Thanks guys,
Baz

hayne · 04-05-2005, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BazDM


	I think using that will be better than spending time re-implementing the VC++ source code to work in Cocoa.

You seem to be confused.
If you use Visual C++ on Virtual PC, you will be creating a Windows executable.
If you port your program to use Cocoa, you will be creating an OS X executable.
Which one do you want?

Macguru337 · 04-05-2005, 03:37 PM

Personally I wouldn't even want to try running such a large program on Virtual PC 7 I can't see it being stable. If you are looking to program OS X apps try RealBASIC.

BazDM · 04-06-2005, 03:16 AM

Good point Hayne, I wasn't clear in my original post. I have received the source code for a scientific model originally developed on Visual C++ on a PC. I need to play around with this code and compile it but only the resulting data is relevant so it doesn't matter if I create a Windows or OS X program. Looks like I might have to buy a cheapish PC, ack.

Carl Stawicki · 04-06-2005, 07:13 AM

I use Visual Studio 6.0 on VPC, on a 667 PowerBook for school. It's stable, but of course, God awful slow. I only need to fire it up once a week, or so, to work on an assignment, so I get by. I do all my coding on the Mac, with TextWrangler and compile via the Terminal, and then just recompile in VS to confirm it works there before handing it in. If I needed to work on it more than that, I'd get a cheap PC, but I'd still have VPC on my laptop so I can travel with both OS's, which is good.

weltonch777 · 04-06-2005, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BazDM


	Good point Hayne, I wasn't clear in my original post. I have received the source code for a scientific model originally developed on Visual C++ on a PC. I need to play around with this code and compile it but only the resulting data is relevant so it doesn't matter if I create a Windows or OS X program. Looks like I might have to buy a cheapish PC, ack.

Does the program use a GUI? Does it use .net? If not, It should be "pretty easy"* to get it to compile from X Code as C++.

*for a given value of EASY

04-05-2005, 07:29 AM	#1
BazDM Prospect Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17	Visual C++ on Virtual PC? Hi there, Does anyone have any experience with running Visual C++ on Virtual PC? Does it work and is it stable? I am using a 1.3GHz Powerbook G4. I think using that will be better than spending time re-implementing the VC++ source code to work in Cocoa. Thanks guys, Baz

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04-05-2005, 03:37 PM	#3
Macguru337 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1	Personally I wouldn't even want to try running such a large program on Virtual PC 7 I can't see it being stable. If you are looking to program OS X apps try RealBASIC.

04-06-2005, 03:16 AM	#4
BazDM Prospect Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17	Good point Hayne, I wasn't clear in my original post. I have received the source code for a scientific model originally developed on Visual C++ on a PC. I need to play around with this code and compile it but only the resulting data is relevant so it doesn't matter if I create a Windows or OS X program. Looks like I might have to buy a cheapish PC, ack.

04-06-2005, 07:13 AM	#5
Carl Stawicki Triple-A Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 168	I use Visual Studio 6.0 on VPC, on a 667 PowerBook for school. It's stable, but of course, God awful slow. I only need to fire it up once a week, or so, to work on an assignment, so I get by. I do all my coding on the Mac, with TextWrangler and compile via the Terminal, and then just recompile in VS to confirm it works there before handing it in. If I needed to work on it more than that, I'd get a cheap PC, but I'd still have VPC on my laptop so I can travel with both OS's, which is good.