Cross-compiling PC-to-Mac with App Builder?

My company has LabView 6.1 PDS under Windows. However, I have a LabView
application that I'd like to have run on a Macintosh. Is there any way to
use the App Builder to generate a LabView executable that will run under the
RTE on a Mac?
Alternatively, would my license allow me to obtain a copy of the LabView PDS
for Mac? I have no intention of violating any license restrictions, but I
do understand the concerns that force them to exist . Even an older
version of LabView (5.1 or 6.0.2 or whatever) would be OK -- the app is
actually pretty low-tech,
Best regards,
Justin Goeres

Justin,
To do what you want to do, you will need to purchase LabVIEW and the Application Builder for the Macintosh and compile it there. LabVIEW is cross platform, but the results of the Application Builder are not. To produce a shared object library (.so or .dll) and/or an executable, one must use the Application Builder on the operating system they wish to use the created object.
For more information, see KnowledgeBase 261GD4VW: Are Standalone Applications Built with Application Builder Platform Dependen....
Randy Hoskin
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask

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