iOS Question Emscripten - Compile your existing projects written in C or C++ to browsers, Node.js, or wasm runtimes.

[JackKirk]

I have stumbled across this:

https://emscripten.org/

It appears to claim to be able to convert C or C++ projects (B4i???) to WebAssembly (whatever that is) that can be run in a browser.

The potential here would be write your app in B4i then use this to convert it to an app that runs directly on a browser - avoiding all the hassles of the app stores.

I naturally searched the forums for "emscripten" with no result.

Digging a little bit into github it appears to be alive and active.

Has anyone looked at it but not said anything?

Could someone on a far higher pay grade than I have a look and give an assessment - e.g. what limitations would it have - I'd be particularly interested in knowing if it can handle https jobs.

Thanks...

 

[JackKirk]

Well I managed to install emscripten and got the hello_world example to work so it is definitely alive and kicking.

What I couldn't work out was how to pass any source files from D:\myB4iproject\Objects\src\B4iProject\... - way out of my depth

 

[Alessandro71]

The language is just a little piece of the puzzle: you'll need all the runtime environment to make it work, and I don't see Apple so eager to port it in a browser