> > I wonder if you have ever actually ported anything ? > > I've ported many things, across many different languages/platforms. I find it tedious > and boring when I have to do it. > > > > Porting is not a pluggable technology and there are many problems to solve in the > code > > it'self. It's not as simple as flicking a few compiler switches. Building the > example > > provided with the dstwo sdk has had me deep in the full make and gcc manuals, andd > the > > c++ code. I'm starting simple but I might come up with a more up to date build of > mame > > one day for the DS eh ? > > If the code is written well then yes, it is almost that easy sometimes. These days > it's practically a design requirement that code be easily portable. I get it, you > read a manual. You did a little troubleshooting. I can shove a Chevy 350 into a Ford > Mustang, but it doesn't mean I could design my own motor.
Do I have to have designed and built the ENTIRE skycraper to have any creative input here ?