> From: carpman_at_newtontracker.net
>
> Since Newtontracker is up and stable, I decided I need another programing
> project.
> I have some kind of hunger for going low level, and I found the newton-formats
> pdf file that
> describes the bytecodes that compiled newtonscript is made up of. So, why not
> make an ANSI
> C newtonscript compiler that we could port to Linux/OS X/*NIX with ease? The
> first problem I've
> encountered is not having any documentation on the package file format. Does
> anyone know
> how the package file is constructed? I promise to share all of the source and
> any info I find out.
> Thanks!
> -Carpman
the newton-formats document should contain a chapter on package file format
(btw, it's not for the faint of heart). if you'd really like to work on
low-level stuff, how about the Waba VM and extensions?
there's some Java code I've done (used for creating .pkg files for Waba
applications) that does limited reading/writing of NS objects -- but I
basically patch and append to an existing template as little as possible
rather than create it entirely from scratch.
if you're interested, look for "wababin"
http://members.home.net/saweyer/waba/dev/wabadev.htm
the PkgFile class starts the work, assisted by various pkg/ classes
-- Steve weyer_at_kagi.com Newton apps/tools: Newt's Cape, NewtDevEnv, Sloup, Crypto,... http://www.kagi.com/weyer/-- This is the Newtontalk mailinglist - http://www.newtontalk.net To unsubscribe or manage: visit the above link or mailto:newtontalk-request_at_newtontalk.net?Subject=unsubscribe
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