V C++ GUI Framework

V is an easy to program, cross-platform C++ graphical user interface framework. V was designed to make it easier to write C++ graphical user interface applications regardless if they are commercial, shareware, or freeware. In addition to OS/2 it supports MS Windows 16 and 32 bit and Unix like operating system via X11, note that the OS/2 version is available in versions for native OS/2 and XFree86

The original author of the package later introduced an IDE written using the package that supported C++ programming in general and this package in particular but that was only released in versions for Linux and 32 bit MS Windows

Version

• Last known versions: 1.9 for the UNIX and 32 bit MS Windows version.
• Last known OS/2 version: 1.21 for the native version and 1.24 for the XFree86 version.

V portable C++ GUI Framework V 1.21 (1999-03-12)

V portable C++ GUI Framework V 1.24 XFREE86/OS2 (2000-03-26)

• Last known MS Windows 16 bit version: 1.27

Links

Note that the original author deleted all references and downloads to the package from his own pages a few years ago citing hosting cost reasons, however there are a couple of archives of the sites available, most (but not all) of the related code is available from SourceForge.

• CCP14 Archive from 1999
• V GUI Framework homepage 2008 - From Archive.org.
• SourcForge Homepage

License

• Open source released under the GPL v2 or LGPL v.2.1

Author

• Jon Hacker (OS/2 port)
• Andreas Helms (OS/2 Xfree86 port)
• Original Author Bruce E. Wampler

Related Articles

• V - A Free C++ Graphical User Interface Framework by Jon Hacker
• The V C++ GUI Framework User Guide by Bruce E. Wampler (1999/06/30)

Publications

• The V C++ GUI Framework User Guide by Bruce E. Wampler