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Portable Object Compiler

The Portable Object Compiler is an Objective-C compatible precompiler. Nice Features:

  • Easy to install or to modify (small package)
  • Has been ported to UNIXes, Windows, Macintosh, BeOS
  • Compatible with the native cc, debugger, profiler
  • Option for garbage collection
  • Built-in possibility of tracing Objective C messages
  • Straightforward "pure C" messenger; "inline cache" messenger
  • Comes with a large set of Objective-C classes
  • Has an implementation of "Blocks"
  • Support for C++ compilers (calling C++ from within Objective-C)

Current Version:   1.8.9

License Type:   Free

Home Site:
http://www.can.nl/~stes/compiler.html
http://cage.rug.ac.be/~stes/compiler.html

Source Code Availability:   Yes

Available Binary Packages:

  • Debian Package:   No
  • RedHat RPM Package:   No
  • Other Packages:   Yes

Targeted Platforms:

Linux, FreeBSD, SunOS, Sun Solaris, SGI IRIX, DEC OSF2, NeXT, IBM AIX, HP/UX., Unicos, NetBSD, Windows, Macintosh, BeOS

Software/Hardware Requirements:

None

Other Links:
None

Mailing Lists/USENET News Groups:

objc-users-request@peti.gmd.de
comp.lang.objective-c

User Comments:

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