From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 18 16:16:01 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBDA716A4CE for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:16:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-out.hotpop.com (smtp-out.hotpop.com [38.113.3.71]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55F2F43D60 for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:15:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from personrp@hotpop.com) Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [38.113.3.103]) by smtp-out.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 4C28A14C48B1 for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:15:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 110-ccbh-131.ccbh.upmc.edu (110-ccbh-131.ccbh.upmc.edu [128.147.110.131]) by smtp-1.hotpop.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3A141A00BD; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:15:46 +0000 (UTC) From: Rod Person Organization: Open Source Beef To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:14:30 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.7.2 References: <20050317094058.B67554@starfire.mn.org> In-Reply-To: <20050317094058.B67554@starfire.mn.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200503181114.31863.personrp@hotpop.com> X-HotPOP: ----------------------------------------------- Sent By HotPOP.com FREE Email Get your FREE POP email at www.HotPOP.com ----------------------------------------------- cc: John Subject: Re: Kylix or libborqt X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: personrp@hotpop.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:16:01 -0000 On Thursday 17 March 2005 3:40 pm, John wrote: > Hey, folks! > My problem is that, of course, it is only compiled for MS-Windows > and Linux. That's OK, I have Linux compatibility installed so that > I can run acroread. What makes matters worse is that it was built > using something called Kylix by Borland (http://www.borland.com/kylix/). > As such, it depends on a library called libborqt-6.9-qt2.3.so. > > I'm pretty much a newbie to Linux applications on FreeBSD. I got > acroread running because the packages did everything for me. So... > 1) Do I need a Linux libborqt-6.9-qt2.3.so, or a FreeBSD one? > 2) Should I forget trying to run the darn thing in Linux mode > and try to port it to FreeBSD, since it is open source? > The biggest problem with porting it would probably be Kylix > itself, which, while GPL, I haven't found the source. It must > be quit extensive, because the download is 90.7 Mb and includes > two high-performance C++ compilers. The Windows version came with > whatever DLLs it needed, so I suspect you don't really have to > go THAT far. > Kylix is a Borland IDE that is basically Delphi (Object Pascal) for Linux,= =20 although the last version did include C++. As far as I know the Kylix proje= ct=20 died at borland. I use Delphi at work so I was psyched when Kylix came alon= g. BUT....kylix never ran on FreeBSD, people tried for sometime but I don't th= ink=20 anyone ever got it beyond installing. As for that lib if its not a lib=20 supplied by kylix then just grab the lib and install it, but with the "qt" = in=20 the name I suspect that its some borland modified qt based lib. As for data modeling I have to think there are some out there but I don't=20 use any so someone else will have to tell you. HTH... =2D-=20 Rod ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "If you stay the same long enough you'll be in=20 style some day again." =A0Cren Dog=20 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++