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Embed native app [message #521213]

Tue, 16 March 2010 14:22

Eclipse User

Hi everyone,

I have a motif based C++ application that I am looking to port to Eclipse RCP. Right now, I want a quick and dirty port where all i care about is embedding the application into eclipse enviroment. I do have plans to re-write the application in SWT/java later on.

Is there any way in SWT to embed motif native apps?

Re: Embed native app [message #521389 is a reply to message #521213]

Wed, 17 March 2010 04:42

Eclipse User

jason.bo.liu@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a motif based C++ application that I am looking to port to
> Eclipse RCP. Right now, I want a quick and dirty port where all i care
> about is embedding the application into eclipse enviroment. I do have
> plans to re-write the application in SWT/java later on.
> Is there any way in SWT to embed motif native apps?

There's not supported way, but it might be do-able on a per-platform
basis for a specific version of SWT. I've sent this to the SWT newsgroup.

PW

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Re: Embed native app [message #521436 is a reply to message #521389]

Wed, 17 March 2010 11:28

Eclipse User

Thank you Paul.

Ya, I am only looking to support Linux for now, which is what the original app is running on. motif app running on linux.

Jason

Re: Embed native app [message #523392 is a reply to message #521436]

Fri, 26 March 2010 05:49

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: kai.edinger.drexler-software.de

Am 17.03.2010 16:28, schrieb jason.bo.liu@gmail.com:
> Thank you Paul.
>
> Ya, I am only looking to support Linux for now, which is what the
> original app is running on. motif app running on linux.
> Jason

Like Paul Webster tells you, there's is no way to embed your motif
application directly in SWT. We have the same problem, and we decide to
use the following solution.

We bundle the c++ application in a plugin and use a middleware (CORBA)
to enable communication between java and c++. There are to ways to do
this. A simple eclipse plugin or you can use the OSGi (Equinox) Foregin
Application Access (OSGi R4 Compendium Specifications).

Kai

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