On Thu, May 6, 2010 13:03, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: > On Thu, 6 May 2010, spir ⣠wrote:
Hi, >> It seems, maybe, that most people using freepascal actually come from a >> different environment (esp Delphi) with all needed knowledge about (a >> dialect of) the language itself, here in fact Pascal *and* object >> Pascal; >> and also about its major utilities (& common libraries). How do *real* >> newcomers manage to get this knowledge? >> >> The FAQ states: 20. Standard units To see the list of base units >> supplied >> with Free Pascal, and on which platform they are supported, consult the >> Free Pascal user's manual. There is also a short description of what >> each >> unit does in the same section of the manual. > > It refers to this page: > > http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/user/userch9.html . . BTW, you may also want to have a look at http://wiki.freepascal.org/Unit_categorization - it's incomplete (some newer units are missing there), but it still may help you a bit (and you or anyone else are welcome to extend it with further findings). Obviously, it's just for the first orientation especially for newcomers not having TP and/or Delphi background; the details are provided within the reference guide. Tomas _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
