On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Charity Abbott <angeliqer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Austin English <austinenglish@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 11:35 AM, antoniong <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Is there absolutelu no (unofficial) way to detect whether a programm is running using Wine? >>> >>> In this way a programm could decide to use other routines for those features that do not work fine using Wine. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> There are several ways, but it's not recommended. If wine fixes those >> bugs in the future, the program may break. File bugs, write testcases >> and get the bug fixed properly. >> >> -- >> -Austin >> >> > > This is done in a round about way already. Lots of programs > (especially games) come with configuration files that turn features on > and off. AppDB tells you what configuration works. The only downside > to this is the user has to know enough to set it up properly. If a > programmer wanted to make it easier for a program to run on Linux, it > really should be ported to Linux rather than working through wine. > Wine is mainly for those uncooperative programmers. > > Not necessarily. It takes a lot more effort, money and time to port to a native Linux app. That also leaves OS X/FreeBSD/OpenSolaris users out in the cold. Tweaking an app to work both on Wine and Windows is *much* easier. -- -Austin
