newbie q about revolution

[Viktoras Didziulis]

You will need Rev Stdudio 2.6.1 in order to compile your applications for
Linux.  The new version 2.7.1 still has to be updated for Linux support
which is coming... That was initially my concern as I purchased 2.7.1, but
RunRev support were very kind to provide a license for the previous version,
so now I can publish both for MS Windows and Linux as intended. I use Ubuntu
for testing, so far no problems... 
 
However I do not think it is a true compilation, it packages the stacks,
scripts, engine (interpreter) and whatever-else into a single runtime and
this additionally takes about 2 Mb of disk space. The speed is OK (like Perl
or other interpreted languages), however if you need processing large
amounts of data (images, raster maps), the best way is to write a small app
in truly compiled language (C, Assembly, etc) and then to "glue it" with (or
within) the Revolution stack.
 
Also my suggestion is to make backups during development. Once I managed to
create a code so it used to crash my studio on stack open (in Windows),
without any hope for recovery :-(.  I was lucky to have some earlier
versions of stacks on my disk as backups. 
 
Best wishes 
Viktoras 
 
-------Original Message------- 
 
From: John R. Sowden 
Date: 05/22/06 07:33:18 
To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com 
Subject: newbie q about revolution 
 
Revolution seems to be my solution for writing business apps. I am a
business 
person, not a professional programmer, but I create all of my internal apps,

currently in Foxpro/DOS. A couple of questions: 
 
The description says the program creates "stand alone" executables. To me 
this means no "run time", no "token compiling", but it may mean external 
libraries. Is this true? 
 
How big is "Hello World", meaning how much baggage (code bloat) is included
in 
the executable? 
 
Does revolution lend itself to creating simple applications quickly? 
Example, I can create a simple name/address database application in 
Foxpro/DOS with menu, add, edit, search, select index, etc. in about 1 hour 
including creating the database structure. 
 
Is a database application, without multimedia features a good use of this 
product? 
 
Are there any hidden problems that are not discussed in the web/faq, etc., 
like "copy protection" methods that require dongles, keeping the licensed 
program on the computer/lan that the compiled application is running on, etc
 
 
My operating system of choice is linux (currently Suse 9.3), not a windows
os. 
Is this a good match, or is this a windows product that usually runs on
Linux, 
with little support? 
 
The old adage, "if it looks to good to be true, it probably is" keeps
ringing 
in my mind, but revolution could also be a minimally marketed diamond in the

rough! 
 
Thanks in advance, 
 
-- 
John R. Sowden 
AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. 
Residential & Commercial Alarm Service 
UL Listed Central Station 
Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 
mail at americansentry.net 
www.americansentry.net 
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