CIP now a cross platform C/C++ development.
In the past I’ve indicated to some of you that the CIP was being written in Java. I’ve now switched gears and refactored (boy I hate that word… it’s so trendy) the design and the CIP will now be a cross platform C/C++ development.
The major reason I had initially targeted Java was for its cross platform nature. In the end a properly designed C/C++ development can also be truly cross platform. I’ve already committed a directory structure, a little bit of code, make/configure files, and project files into the repository that supports builds under linux, unix, cygwin, and MS Windows.
For *nix platforms such as linux and cygwin gcc is the compiler of choice. For Win32 builds, I suggest using the mingw distribution of gcc. Committed in the repository are project files for the Dev-C++ IDE and Eclipse. That being said, Visual C++ will also be supported as a build environment.
I hope that those of you who have indicated interest in contributing to The Collective Identity Project will not be turned of by this change and you will still be willing to help out.