Can I run a PPC App on my desktop?

I have a great GPS program that I use on my PPC and was wondering if anyone
knows of a way to port it or run it on a laptop? Is there software or
hardware that willa llow me to run PPC Apps on an XP Pro machine or
something similar?

ctacke/>
Tue Jan 16 10:38:04 CST 2007

If it is a CF app, and it uses no PPC-specific APIs it will just run. If
it's a native app, then it's compiled for the wrong processor, and there's
no way to make it work without getting the source and recompiling it. In
either case, if the app uses PPC-specific libraries, then those calls would
have to be ported or omitted.


--
Chris Tacke
OpenNETCF Consulting
Managed Code in the Embedded World
www.opennetcf.com
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"HotRod" <NOSPAM@youremail.com> wrote in message
news:ObSsUlYOHHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I have a great GPS program that I use on my PPC and was wondering if anyone
>knows of a way to port it or run it on a laptop? Is there software or
>hardware that willa llow me to run PPC Apps on an XP Pro machine or
>something similar?
>

Mike
Wed Jan 17 04:15:11 CST 2007

I thought the point of the new "device emulator" as opposed to the earlier
emulators was that it would run Arm code rather than requiring an Intel
compilation? I must admit I haven't delved into that as I only use the
emulator as a target from VS2005 for debugging (hence I have no idea whether
it's compiling for Intel or not), but I'm sure I remember reading this was
one of the key improvements.

Mike.

"<ctacke/>" <ctacke[@]opennetcf[dot]com> wrote in message
news:eQNgsyYOHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> If it is a CF app, and it uses no PPC-specific APIs it will just run. If
> it's a native app, then it's compiled for the wrong processor, and there's
> no way to make it work without getting the source and recompiling it. In
> either case, if the app uses PPC-specific libraries, then those calls
> would have to be ported or omitted.
>
>
> --
> Chris Tacke
> OpenNETCF Consulting
> Managed Code in the Embedded World
> www.opennetcf.com
> --
>
>
>
> "HotRod" <NOSPAM@youremail.com> wrote in message
> news:ObSsUlYOHHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have a great GPS program that I use on my PPC and was wondering if
>>anyone knows of a way to port it or run it on a laptop? Is there software
>>or hardware that willa llow me to run PPC Apps on an XP Pro machine or
>>something similar?
>>
>
>

Ginny
Wed Jan 17 06:17:46 CST 2007

Mike,

You're right about the ARM emulators, but although they do run on the
desktop, I don't know if that's what the original poster wanted to do.

--
Ginny Caughey
Device Application Development MVP


"Mike Edwards" <test@test.com> wrote in message
news:uLUJoCiOHHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I thought the point of the new "device emulator" as opposed to the earlier
>emulators was that it would run Arm code rather than requiring an Intel
>compilation? I must admit I haven't delved into that as I only use the
>emulator as a target from VS2005 for debugging (hence I have no idea
>whether it's compiling for Intel or not), but I'm sure I remember reading
>this was one of the key improvements.
>
> Mike.
>
> "<ctacke/>" <ctacke[@]opennetcf[dot]com> wrote in message
> news:eQNgsyYOHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> If it is a CF app, and it uses no PPC-specific APIs it will just run. If
>> it's a native app, then it's compiled for the wrong processor, and
>> there's no way to make it work without getting the source and recompiling
>> it. In either case, if the app uses PPC-specific libraries, then those
>> calls would have to be ported or omitted.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Chris Tacke
>> OpenNETCF Consulting
>> Managed Code in the Embedded World
>> www.opennetcf.com
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> "HotRod" <NOSPAM@youremail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ObSsUlYOHHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I have a great GPS program that I use on my PPC and was wondering if
>>>anyone knows of a way to port it or run it on a laptop? Is there software
>>>or hardware that willa llow me to run PPC Apps on an XP Pro machine or
>>>something similar?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

ctacke/>
Wed Jan 17 07:46:43 CST 2007

Well you can run a CE binary on the emulator, but that's not exactly running
it on the PC - that's running it in a VM. You don't have access to any of
the PC resources (files, hardware, etc) that way and getting files to it
without dev tools or ActiveSync is not easy.

And just as a point of clarity, Intel makes ARM-cored processors, and
non-Intel companies make x86-cored processors, so 'compiling for Intel'
doesn't make sense.


--
Chris Tacke
OpenNETCF Consulting
Managed Code in the Embedded World
www.opennetcf.com
--


"Mike Edwards" <test@test.com> wrote in message
news:uLUJoCiOHHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I thought the point of the new "device emulator" as opposed to the earlier
>emulators was that it would run Arm code rather than requiring an Intel
>compilation? I must admit I haven't delved into that as I only use the
>emulator as a target from VS2005 for debugging (hence I have no idea
>whether it's compiling for Intel or not), but I'm sure I remember reading
>this was one of the key improvements.
>
> Mike.
>
> "<ctacke/>" <ctacke[@]opennetcf[dot]com> wrote in message
> news:eQNgsyYOHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> If it is a CF app, and it uses no PPC-specific APIs it will just run. If
>> it's a native app, then it's compiled for the wrong processor, and
>> there's no way to make it work without getting the source and recompiling
>> it. In either case, if the app uses PPC-specific libraries, then those
>> calls would have to be ported or omitted.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Chris Tacke
>> OpenNETCF Consulting
>> Managed Code in the Embedded World
>> www.opennetcf.com
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> "HotRod" <NOSPAM@youremail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ObSsUlYOHHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I have a great GPS program that I use on my PPC and was wondering if
>>>anyone knows of a way to port it or run it on a laptop? Is there software
>>>or hardware that willa llow me to run PPC Apps on an XP Pro machine or
>>>something similar?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Barry
Wed Jan 17 07:52:35 CST 2007

Yes, the DeviceEmulator can be used to run PocketPC GPS apps where the GPS
is plugged into your PC. These two blogs might be useful:
http://blogs.msdn.com/barrybo/archive/2006/05/22/604184.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/barrybo/archive/2006/05/19/601949.aspx

Barry

"Ginny Caughey [MVP]" <ginny.caughey.online@wasteworks.com> wrote in message
news:#0xJYGjOHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Mike,
>
> You're right about the ARM emulators, but although they do run on the
> desktop, I don't know if that's what the original poster wanted to do.
>
> --
> Ginny Caughey
> Device Application Development MVP
>
>
> "Mike Edwards" <test@test.com> wrote in message
> news:uLUJoCiOHHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I thought the point of the new "device emulator" as opposed to the earlier
>>emulators was that it would run Arm code rather than requiring an Intel
>>compilation? I must admit I haven't delved into that as I only use the
>>emulator as a target from VS2005 for debugging (hence I have no idea
>>whether it's compiling for Intel or not), but I'm sure I remember reading
>>this was one of the key improvements.
>>
>> Mike.
>>
>> "<ctacke/>" <ctacke[@]opennetcf[dot]com> wrote in message
>> news:eQNgsyYOHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> If it is a CF app, and it uses no PPC-specific APIs it will just run.
>>> If it's a native app, then it's compiled for the wrong processor, and
>>> there's no way to make it work without getting the source and
>>> recompiling it. In either case, if the app uses PPC-specific libraries,
>>> then those calls would have to be ported or omitted.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Chris Tacke
>>> OpenNETCF Consulting
>>> Managed Code in the Embedded World
>>> www.opennetcf.com
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "HotRod" <NOSPAM@youremail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ObSsUlYOHHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>I have a great GPS program that I use on my PPC and was wondering if
>>>>anyone knows of a way to port it or run it on a laptop? Is there
>>>>software or hardware that willa llow me to run PPC Apps on an XP Pro
>>>>machine or something similar?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

HotRod
Wed Jan 17 08:31:21 CST 2007

I'll have a look at the links provided thanks. I've also contacted the
company to see what they can help with.


"HotRod" <NOSPAM@youremail.com> wrote in message
news:ObSsUlYOHHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I have a great GPS program that I use on my PPC and was wondering if anyone
>knows of a way to port it or run it on a laptop? Is there software or
>hardware that willa llow me to run PPC Apps on an XP Pro machine or
>something similar?
>