Re: POC / gcc

[Nicola Pero]

> > I think this provides a good and short answer:
> > http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/user/view/cs_msg/18544
> > 
> 
> Wow, just what I was looking for - thank you!
> 
> Looks rather promising, however I'm still left wondering --
> from the article:
> 
>   "Thirdly, rather simplified: no static typing of objects, no 
>     protocols, etc."
> 
> What else does "etc." represent?
> 
> No static typing and no protocols kinda hurts -- anything else I
> should be aware of before I hop into a project using POC?

Yes ... POC implements a different language, incompatible with OpenStep.  
:-)

Eg, you definitely can't compile GNUstep libraries using POC.

You would need to use POC's own foundation/base libraries, or write your
own from scratch.

Thanks

 

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