[missing-sync-palmos-dev-talk] Bridge Library Questions

[Wyatt Webb]

Thanks again for your help in understanding how your library works.

As we've discussed it more, we'd like to do some testing to see if  
our current configuration might support Missing Sync. Is there any  
way we could get a developer version to test with?

Thanks,

Wyatt Webb
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On Feb 16, 2006, at 11:30 AM, Scott Gruby wrote:

>
> On Feb 16, 2006, at 11:20 AM, Wyatt Webb wrote:
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I apologize if this isn't the right forum, but I didn't see a  
>> better communication mechanism on the website.
>>
>> First, I am planning to use the bridge library with our  
>> application rather than a conduit. In the past, we have weak- 
>> linked to the HotSync Library so we can see how many users and  
>> find the names from within our application. As we move to Xcode  
>> and do the Intel thing, it seems that the bridge library is the  
>> best solution. My question is: Is this an approved use of the  
>> library? I just don't want to incur any legal problems without  
>> knowing it.
>>
>>
>
> You are free to use the bridge library; we impose no restrictions  
> on it.
>
>
>> Second, using the bridge library works great with my PPC builds,  
>> but in the Intel builds, loadBridge always returns false. Might I  
>> be doing something wrong? Or is this a known issue? Any clues as  
>> to what might be preventing a successful load?
>>
>>
>
> Do you have Missing Sync installed? The bridge library when linked  
> into an Intel application is only going to return true if Missing  
> Sync is installed. The bridge library was designed for use by  
> conduits; it isn't going to work properly in your case without  
> Missing Sync installed because HotSync Library is CFM and your  
> Intel app can't talk to a CFM shared library (that's why we return  
> false). If you have Missing Sync installed, let me know and I'll  
> take another look at the code. If Missing Sync is not installed,  
> you will have to create a PowerPC only app as a helper app and talk  
> to it via distributed objects as the PowerPC only app can talk to  
> HotSync Library in cases where Missing Sync is not installed.
>
> If I haven't explained this well enough, let me know and I'll take  
> another stab. Feel free to ask more questions about the bridge  
> library here.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Scott Gruby
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