[PythonCE] Toshiba PocketPC e740
Aaron
reic0024@d.umn.edu
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:15:55 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)
On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Brad Clements wrote:
> On 31 Jul 2002 at 15:04, Aaron wrote:
>
> > Wow! This CEF thing sounds interesting. When you say that it translates it
> > into device specific code, do you mean CPU specific code, or aspects that
> > apply in different ways to devices with the same CPU? Like, HP Jornada and
> > the iPAQ 3650. Or is it some sort of cross-platform binary, that would
> > work on StrongARM, SH4 and MIPS?
>
> In theory, ActiveSync converts CEF to device specific binary opcodes.
> This doesn't compensate for differences in screen res or stuff, just ARM
> vs. MIPS, vs .. ?
Very interesting, indeed. Not FAT binaries, but actually translation? I
wonder if a CEF bin has to be built with eVC++ only, not using any
assembly, or if it can translate between anything on the CPUs it supports.
Aaron