Is a compiled FIVEWIN/(x)HARBOUR program a C program?

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Detlef Hoefner
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Post by Detlef Hoefner »

Marco,

i fear that you will not be honest to your customer if you claim that your app is a 'c' app because it is compiled c code produced by the xHarbour (pre)compiler.

Please, have a look to the c code created from the xHarbour compiler.
And after you might compare it to a source code of a native c or c++ program.

A real c programmer would be very astonished if he had to work on the c output of xHarbour. ( i fear he would find it silly :wink: )

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Detlef
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Post by Marco Turco »

Detlef Hoefner wrote:Marco,

i fear that you will not be honest to your customer if you claim that your app is a 'c' app because it is compiled c code produced by the xHarbour (pre)compiler.

Please, have a look to the c code created from the xHarbour compiler.
And after you might compare it to a source code of a native c or c++ program.

A real c programmer would be very astonished if he had to work on the c output of xHarbour. ( i fear he would find it silly :wink: )

regards,
Detlef
Detlef,
you are right :wink:
but we have to distinguish beetween tecnical questions and legal questions.

I spoke about a legal question.

Due the fact that it is possibile for a thirth part to generate the executable file using only the c sources then your app is "legally" written in C.
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Marco Turco
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Post by toyet »

Whatever you people say to your customers, just include both xHarbour/Fivewin and C/C++. And in this order. Because we use both tools. :). If they need proof, show both PRG and C codes...
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