[MacPerl] Prototyping Mac GUIs in MacPerl

[Brian McNett <brianmc@telebyte.net>]

I have a long time acquaintance who's written a program which is 
desperately in need of a real user interface.  I proposed to prototype a 
UI in MacPerl, and idea which he didn't seem to be particularly enamored 
with (to put it lightly).  Other than pointing him in the direction of 
MPPE, and insisting the any perceived inelegance to Perl programs 
reflects more on the self-discipline of the particular programmer rather 
than any flaw in the language itself (and expressing my preference for 
working in MacPerl).  I have very little ammunition with which to 
persuade him.  He asked the following, to which I need a clear and cogent 
answer.

> What is the MacPerl GUI API?  Is it something standard or is some kind of 
direct
> access to the Mac toolbox?

I haven't explored what he means by 'something standard'.

Ports of the program in question (apparently in C, although I don't have 
the source yet), exist for Windows and Unix, and I suspect my 
acquaintance wants a fully portable GUI as well (tall order, yes).

Any clarification on this would be MOST welcome.

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