Re: Is there a future here ?

"mikkelking" <[email protected]> Tue, 21 Jun 2005 04:37:04 -0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.windows.ce.freeware
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> > There doesn't seem to be a huge amount of activity in this group, 
and 
> 
> 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?
Sorry, I misread the lack of requests as a lack of interest. Happy to 
be wrong :)
 
> > 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).

We are using the Zaurus successfully (apart from some touch screen 
sensitivity problems), and I see Nokia are bringing out a new device 
soon. Having our code run on Windows CE as well would give us a 
broader platform base.