On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Juha Manninen <[email protected]> wrote: > Marcos Douglas wrote lauantai, 24. heinäkuuta 2010 19:14:24: >> I agree. But compiling the source from the SVN can not be so simple >> for most people. So I think in this case (using SVN) the information >> should be detailed and, if possible, automate tasks using scripts. > > It is easy when you leave the extra fillings out. For example Lazarus trunk > for Linux is essentially: > > $ svn co http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/trunk lazarus > $ cd lazarus > $ make all > > Yes! > And it is not much more difficult in Windows, with or without the CMD scripts. > > Building and installing the FPC trunk was supposed to be difficult. > I experimented and searched for information for long before I got it right. > But finally it is very easy. For Linux again it is a very short wiki section: > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Getting_Lazarus#Build_and_install_with_make
When I joined the community of FPC, I tried to compile the FPC / Laz on my PC, but could not. After receiving some tips in mailing-list, I joined them and put all in this tutorial. Now, this is not so difficult for me, but in the beginning was, because of the details. What is ppc386, PPC_CONFIG_PATH variable, etc. I only learned about it on the mailing-list. > Sorry, only now I understood that you improved the old installation page which > was badly outdated. It is better now but still it is long and intimidating for > a new user. The download / installation pages are quite critical because they > are the first thing a new person looks for. > Now those potential users get a "Uhhh, so difficult!" effect from the long > pages. > If the instructions are divided into short pages with only one version and one > platform / page, someone could get a "Wow, so easy!" effect. (maybe). > > I know, it would require many pages but IMO that is OK. They would be linked > from a central Download / Installation page which would be linked from many > visible places in wiki. I agree. So, let's go improve it? >> I have the energy. But I'm a little time in the community. Is that if >> I start changing the documentation, the oldest will give me an earful? >> I don't know... but if I have support, I continue. >> Another problem is: I think my English is not so good :( > > To me your English looks good. > I think many people realize that the documentation is not perfect and would be > happy about the improvements. Thanks. Then this is not a problem any more. > The old pages can be removed later when the new ones are good enough. > BTW, how to remove a wiki page? I don't know... I never try! =) MD -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
