Re: [fpc-pascal] generics class hierarchy

2010-12-16 Thread David Emerson
err... my mistake. the error message was referring to a different problem, which I was blind to in my hurry. Sorry for all the messages. I'll shut up now. :) On Thu 16 Dec 2010, David Emerson wrote: > Well, I'm guessing generics aren't really ready to be fully used... I'm getting > an error "T

Re: [fpc-pascal] generics class hierarchy

2010-12-16 Thread David Emerson
Well, I'm guessing generics aren't really ready to be fully used... I'm getting an error "There is no method in an ancestor class to be overridden" where the ancestor class was a specialized generic. Doesn't seem very promising for actual use. So I'm abandoning generics for now. Hopefully they'

Re: [fpc-pascal] generics class hierarchy

2010-12-16 Thread David Emerson
I'll give a little more detail... Right now I have these non-generic types: t_point = class f_left, f_top : longint; // so named for descendents // several fields and methods to manage it as I need end; t_box = class (t_point) f_width, f_height : longint; // more fields and methods to

Re: [fpc-pascal] SOLVED: Problem with OpenGL drawing on Linux

2010-12-16 Thread Darius Blaszyk
Problem solved! After installing libgl1-mesa-swx11 all problems went away and now everything is rendered ok. Thanks to all who helped m on this list as well as in pm. Regards, Darius ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://li

[fpc-pascal] generics class hierarchy

2010-12-16 Thread David Emerson
Hi all, How can I use inheritance with generics? e.g. type generic gt_point<_num> = class ... end; generic gt_box<_tpoint,_num> = class (_tpoint) ... end; The above gives me an error; I've tried some other variations but haven't yet found anything that works Thanks, David

[fpc-pascal] Re: FPC programs in Android without JNI

2010-12-16 Thread Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
Hello, It might be interesting to know that I managed to build a bridge which exports the Java API and the Android API to Free Pascal. Check this hello world code and screenshot: http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Android_Interface/Android_Programming#Using_the_Android_API_from_Pascal The full c