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From: Stephan Meyn <s.meyn@oose.com.au>
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Mannar.D wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> This may seem to be a repeated question. But, please note, I am raising this
> in a different form. I am working with VisualAge 2.0.
> 
> I have to develop a set of class libraries in Smalltalk (preferably visualage),
> which I should be able to use in other languages.
> 
> Can you suggest the ways for achieving this (if not in VA).

Does this mean either:
- you want to use the class library, written & compiled in VA to be called from, say 
C++, or
- you want to design the class library and then port to other languages?


The former is to my knowledge not really doable, as you must run visual-age as the 
executable. That is, unless your interface is via some kind of Corba mechanism.

the latter can be done, but you will find that porting to a language such as C++ is 
not easy and also not efficient. You might be better off using say, Eiffel to do 
this.

Stephan
