Development Tools for ReactOS

[Deepak Gupta]

Folks,

I don't know where to ask this question, So decided to ask it on Dev mailing
list.
I am new to ReactOS and installed it on VMWare workstation and really loved
it.
It's behavior look and feel is like Windows and I really appreciate it
(although there is long way to for it)

Few of my questions are below:--

1) Is there any development kit for developing applications for ReactOS?
2) If not, Will Applications developed using Windows SDK (not  .net
framework and all, just plain SDK) will work on ReactOS?
3) If Apps developed on Windows works on ReactOS, Are libraries developed
for Windows (which just depend on kernel32, user32 and other system dlls)
will work on ReactOS?

I am planning to use ReactOS for one of my custom device (using x86 based
processor) and want to develop some applications on top of it.


Regards
Deepak

[Timo Kreuzer]

Deepak Gupta schrieb:
>   Folks,
>
>  I don't know where to ask this question, So decided to ask it on Dev mailing
>  list.
>  I am new to ReactOS and installed it on VMWare workstation and really loved
>  it.
>  It's behavior look and feel is like Windows and I really appreciate it
>  (although there is long way to for it)
>
>  Few of my questions are below:--
>
>  1) Is there any development kit for developing applications for ReactOS?
>     
First there's the ReactOS Build Environment (RosBE) which can be
downloaded from our website. It's used to compile the whole OS. But for
appications any Windows development kit will do. You can use mingw or
msvc or borland or whatever. .net is not supported yet.

>   2) If not, Will Applications developed using Windows
> SDK (not  .net
>  framework and all, just plain SDK) will work on ReactOS?
>     
Yes. You might experience bugs, but you're welcome to report them in our
bugzilla. :D
>   3) If Apps developed on Windows works on ReactOS, Are
> libraries developed
>  for Windows (which just depend on kernel32, user32 and other system dlls)
>  will work on ReactOS?
>     
Yes.

>   I am planning to use ReactOS for one of my custom
> device (using x86 based
>  processor) and want to develop some applications on top of it.
>     
Be sure to keep no important data on the same disk ;-)

You can also ask for help in our forums (http://www.reactos.org/forum/)
or join the #reactos irc channel on freenode.net
(http://www.reactos.org/en/community_irc.html)

Regards,
Timo

[Deepak Gupta]

Thanks a lot Timo.

Your reply is really appreciated.

Regards
Deepak

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Timo Kreuzer <timo.kreuzer(a)web.de> wrote:

>   Deepak Gupta schrieb:
> >   Folks,
> >
> >  I don't know where to ask this question, So decided to ask it on Dev 
>  mailing
> >   list.
> >  I am new to ReactOS and installed it on VMWare workstation and really 
>  loved
> >   it.
> >  It's behavior look and feel is like Windows and I really appreciate it
> >  (although there is long way to for it)
> >
> >  Few of my questions are below:--
> >
> >  1) Is there any development kit for developing applications for ReactOS?
> >  
>  First there's the ReactOS Build Environment (RosBE) which can be
>  downloaded from our website. It's used to compile the whole OS. But for
>  appications any Windows development kit will do. You can use mingw or
>  msvc or borland or whatever. .net is not supported yet.
>
> >   2) If not, Will Applications developed using
> > Windows SDK (not  .net
> >  framework and all, just plain SDK) will work on ReactOS?
> >  
>  Yes. You might experience bugs, but you're welcome to report them in our
>  bugzilla. :D
> >   3) If Apps developed on Windows works on ReactOS,
> > Are libraries developed
> >  for Windows (which just depend on kernel32, user32 and other system dlls)
> >  will work on ReactOS?
> >  
>  Yes.
>
> >   I am planning to use ReactOS for one of my custom
> > device (using x86 based
> >  processor) and want to develop some applications on top of it.
> >  
>  Be sure to keep no important data on the same disk ;-)
>
>  You can also ask for help in our forums (http://www.reactos.org/forum/)
>  or join the #reactos irc channel on freenode.net
>  (http://www.reactos.org/en/community_irc.html)
>
>  Regards,
>  Timo
>
>
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