Re: Is there a future here ?

mikkelking wrote:
> There doesn't seem to be a huge amount of activity in this group, and 
> I am wondering if there is much point trying to work here ? Is it just 
> easier to use the Microsoft tools to do CE development, or has 
> everyone just given it up as a bad job ?

The wince-lib stuff that Rainer created still relies on the
Microsoft toolchain, which is all free.  I suppose you can
go fully with gcc if you want, but celib and other bits are
fully operational with the MS CE compiler.  At this point it
all just works, so why would you think people have given it
up?

> Are the linux handhelds an easier option for people ?

The choice there is slim from what I've seen, and the dev
environments not as standard (use gcc, but whether you have
X11 or a special library differs).

> Will CE version 5 be any better ?  Has anyone looked at porting stuff 
> there yet ?

It just works ... with each new CE rev, it could be improved.
I posted patches along those lines at some points.  Each new
CE rev allows a little more to be done direct in the OS, but
it does not invalidate the existing code.

> I'd be interested to hear your comments (if any) about OSS in the 
> WinCE environment.

Tastes great, less filling.

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