macOS programming. (visual studio 2005)

jstrum said:

I need some help. A friend of mine is compiling a program on his PC is it possible to compile to mac format from visual studio 2005?

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No. You would need to use Xcode assuming it is written in standard C or C++ and only makes calls to the standard library.

If it is any other language or makes calls to the Windows API it won't work at all.

To make it cross platform, you could use a web interface or perhaps Real Basic. I know it may not be practical.

Visual Studio is designed to tie application development to the Windows platform. It is not in Microsoft's interests to make it a cross platform development tool. Just as Xcode will never allow you to write Windows apps.

bbarnhart said:

To make it cross platform, you could use a web interface or perhaps Real Basic. I know it may not be practical.

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Or better Java.

Mac OSX from Visual studio 2005

jstrum said:

I need some help. A friend of mine is compiling a program on his PC is it possible to compile to mac format from visual studio 2005?

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Check out this website.
http://mac.sillydog.org/dev/visual_studio.php

This will allow you to create projects for MacOSX

Mikebesh said:

Check out this website.
http://mac.sillydog.org/dev/visual_studio.php

This will allow you to create projects for MacOSX

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Ha! I was just about to mention wxWidgets. It's what we use to write programs for multiple platforms.