Delphi-Kylix Compatibility
If you endeavor to build applications with any degree of portability between Delphi and Kylix, the most important thing to realize is that VCL is a Windows-specific technology. If you want to build cross platform applications and components, you should use the Component Library for X-platform (CLX), which is currently supported until Delphi 6 and Kylix. CLX is described in greater detail in Chapters 10, “Component Architecture: VCL and CLX,” and 13, “CLX Component Development.” CLX can be broken down into four major components:
BaseCLX, which contains the core portions of the component framework.
DataCLX, which employs the dbExpress technology to provide efficient, lightweight data access and management. dbExpress is ...
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