Esteemed Skybuck, I've read your messages and I think you didn't understood what Free Pascal is (or may be I didn't understood your questions).
Free Pascal is an Object Pascal compiler, like Delphi, so it's mostly compatible with it but they're quite different since FP doesn't include a RAD IDE nor a component library. They have also some internal differences as compilers; i.e. Delphi creates GUI applications by default while FPC creates console applications by default, also FPC doesn't support the <USES unitname AT "path/unitname.pas"> construction, Delphi can't manage exported variables from dynamic linking modules (DLL, so, dylib...) but FPC does it, etc. If you're looking for a cross-platform RAD IDE with a component library to use with it you should try Lazarus (http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/), which is a RAD IDE that uses Free Pascal and includes a library which is similar than the VCL. But remember that Lazarus isn't Delphi. There are libraries you can use with Delphi that are compatible with FPC/Lazarus (such as Indy, JEDI/SDL or Allegro.pas) but there are a lot of them that aren't. There's also a copyright problem. Most of the Delphi Library is open sourced, but the license forces to use that sources only with Borland/Code Gear's compilers. So it isn't "possible to pass Delphi classes to Free pascal libraries" (well, it is possible but you mustn't). The other way (use FPC/Lazarus libraries and classes in Delphi) YES IT IS possible. I hope that helps in your quest. Guillermo "Ñuño" Martínez > Hello, > > Is there a special way to interface with the free pascal compiler, for > example via a DLL/API ? > > Or is an IDE supposed to interface via the FPC executable, command line > parameters, and input files and console output with possibly output > re-direction to files or so ? > > For example, I build a small IDE and now I would like to do something for > example: > > 1. Get a list of files tried by the compiler so I don't have to compile > those again. > > 2. Get a list of error messages, possibly per tried file, or simply one big > file for chronological programming mistakes. > > Bye, > Skybuck. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
