Software Flash

During the Intel Developers Forum Intel announced that a complete set of compilers and performance related libraries will be ported to the Apple x86 architecture. This set will have the same features than the development software for Windows and Linux says Kevin Smith from Intel’s Compiler Lab. This means that even tools like C, C++ could be processed, objective C is not supported.


The compilers and library’s could be lead on Apples Xcode with a plug – in system , furthermore, developers will be able to arrange some things though a command line.

One of the requirements is that Xcode runs on the x86 edition of Mac OS X so the Intel software won’t work with normal x86 pc’s. The products of the compiler won’t work on the PowerPC edition from Mac OS X too.

The chip company has indicated be willing to help developers by the migration of the PowerPC to the x86 architecture. However, Intel won’t declassify for the development at the same time of software from 2 different hardware platforms.

Apple pushes developers well to write hybrid software to simplify the transition to x86 for users.
The beta version of the development tools will be available later on this year.

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