> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marco van de Voort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "FPC-Pascal users discussions" > <fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org> > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:13 PM > Subject: Re: [fpc-pascal] Delphi To Free Pascal > > >> > This my test to see if free pascal can be used to compile Delphi > Projects. >> > I have thousands of delphi projects/project files etc... but for this > test I >> > simply create a new application and save it to c:\freepascal > testen\hello >> > world\version 0.01 >> >> > I notice how free pascal does not support delphi projects ? >> > >> > I still open and after running it, free pascal ide says: >> > >> > project1.dpr(4,8) Fatal: Can't find unit FORMS >> >> True, forms is part of lazarus. And it is not 100% compat either, since >> the .res format is different. (win32 dependancies had to be removed) >> >> This will not even work with Kylix. > > I don't even use resources files. They probably contain version > information > and an icon for the application. I can miss those ;) > > What I would like to see is simply Delphi Project File support. > > So that a Delphi programmer can simply open a delphi project file with > free > pascal ide or the command line compiler and simply compile build etc. > Voila. > > That would safe the delphi programmer a lot of time. Now the alternative > is > that the delphi programmers use fp.ini and has to add every single unit > again and again etc... That's going to cost a lot of time per project. I > would estimated 1,2,3 hours. > > This should work for simple console application and maybe even text or gui > applications maybe with clx ;)
Use Lazarus. FPC itself doesn't even distribute the Visual Components so 90% of the Delphi projects can't even be used without Lazarus. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
