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Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:10:42 -0500
From: Ryan Bloom <rbloom@gmail.com>
To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org
Subject: Re: Using APR for Harmony's native link to the OS?
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As one of the original authors of APR, I would like to suggest that
instead of using OS dependant native code, when we get to the point of
writing awt, we should create an apr-window project, and create the
library for the abstraction layer.  I have had enough conversations
with other APR developers to be relatively certain that this idea
would be well received.

Ryan

On 2/11/06, Alexey Petrenko <alexey.a.petrenko@gmail.com> wrote:
> > What do you think?
> I think that's using Apache Portable Runtime in Apache Harmony is
> natural and good idea.
>
> However we should understand that APR does not have ALL the needed
> functionality. For example APR does not have graphical and window
> management functions. So at least awt will need to use OS dependent
> native code.
>
> --
> Alexey A. Petrenko
> Intel Middleware Products Division
>


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