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From: jim@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Jim Fulton)
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Subject: Re: Source conversion from X10 to X11?
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Date: 13 May 88 13:56:57 GMT
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One of the subtleties of porting X10 code to X11 is dealing with GC's in an
efficient manner.  If you don't find a translator, I'd recommend the using
the following as guides:

    1.  The summary ./doc/X10-correspond describes each of the X10 
	Xlib routines and gives a brief description of what its X11
	counterpart would be.

    2.  The source for Todd Brunhoff's protocol translator.  The files
	in ./clients/x10tox11/X11/ give you a detailed illustration of
	how each X10 request can be implemented using X11 Xlib.

Many programs actually become easier to read when they use GC's since they
don't have to carry around all of the information for every call.  It does
take a little getting used to, however.

Jim Fulton
MIT X Consortium