Re: [LINUX_Newbies] An Application I just Discovered

True. Gambas2 is good if you want to write an program for yourself. But to
distribute it, it sucks.

david

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Bob Hodges <bobh@rrhodges.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> I've used Gambas before, it's actually pretty cool. The problem is that if
> you want to run your app on another machine, the entire Gambas (and
> dependencies) need to be installed as well - a serious PITA. Not exactly
> good for writing apps you have any plans on distributing. From that
> perspective, Gambas is an absolute mess.
>
> For an actual realistic solution of "Visual Basic for Linux", use
> RealStudio. It's not free, but really good stuff. I've been using it to
> write distributable GUI Linux apps for many years.
>
> http://www.realbasic.com
>
>
>
>
>
> From: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Paul
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 6:50 PM
> To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] An Application I just Discovered
>
>
>
> This groups is on life support so I figured I'd post a message about an
> application I recently discovered. It is a clone of Visual Basic.
>
> For those who run the chosen distribution the command to install it is:
>
> sudo aptitude install gambas2
>
> Everyone else should go here for more information:
>
> http://gambas.sourceforge.net/en/main.html
>
> Writing a program with it couldn't be easier. Be warned aptitude will pull
> in a lot of packages to make the magic happen. Enjoy!
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



------------------------------------

To unsubscribe from this list, please email LINUX_Newbies-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
LINUX_Newbies-digest@yahoogroups.com
LINUX_Newbies-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
LINUX_Newbies-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/