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From: John_Miller@mindlink.bc.ca (John Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: C++ used for DAs?????
Message-ID: <5700@mindlink.bc.ca>
Date: 1 May 91 12:48:35 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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In article <12618@dog.ee.lbl.gov>, Patrick C. Beard writes

> In article <41728@cup.portal.com> Christopher_C_Lapp@cup.portal.com
> writes:
> #Can anyone give me advice on how to adapt the rigid rules of > # writing
desk accessory software (the five procedure names must
> # be named according to rules, etc.) to using C++ objects in the
> #  development?  Has anyone had any experience?
> #Chris Lapp
> #Lingua Science
> #email: Christopher_C_Lapp@cup.portal.com

> You should check out my article in the October issue of
>  d e v e l o p aboutpolymorphic code resources in C++.  In it, I
> describe how to create code resources that use virtual functions.
> In preparing for the article ....

And for a longer term solution, pester Apple to add an option
to CFront that will emit virtual tables in a form that can
reside in standalone code without requiring an A5-world.  The
changes required are relatively minor.  Given the importance
of standalone code in the Mac softwre world, it would be nice
to have this support as a "standard" part of MPW C++.

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