Re: [fpc-pascal] Cross Compiling from Linux to a Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 target. How?

2011-08-04 Thread Jonas Maebe
On 04 Aug 2011, at 15:13, Bruce Tulloch wrote: So I've got cross-compilation working but I have one last problem. I can't seem to get fpc to drive the linker to search the SDK path BEFORE the default paths. Specifically, i386-darwin-ld finds /usr/lib/crt1.o and NOT /opt/MacOSX10.5.sdk/usr

[fpc-pascal] Cross Compiling from Linux to a Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 target. How?

2011-08-04 Thread Bruce Tulloch
So I've got cross-compilation working but I have one last problem. I can't seem to get fpc to drive the linker to search the SDK path BEFORE the default paths. Specifically, i386-darwin-ld finds /usr/lib/crt1.o and NOT /opt/MacOSX10.5.sdk/usr/lib/crt1.o despite fpc being passed the option

[fpc-pascal] Re: [Semi-OT] How to get remote Git revision number (or last update date) using FPC+git executable

2011-08-04 Thread Reinier Olislagers
On 4-8-2011 13:39, Graeme wrote: > On 4 August 2011 12:58, Reinier Olislagers wrote: >> >> 1. The program checks for the current git revision "number" (a hex >> string in fact) of the local copy. > I believe you are referring to the SHA1 value. I think you believe correctly ;) > >> How do I find o

[fpc-pascal] Re: [Semi-OT] How to get remote Git revision number (or last update date) using FPC+git executable

2011-08-04 Thread Graeme
On 4 August 2011 12:58, Reinier Olislagers wrote: > > 1. The program checks for the current git revision "number" (a hex > string in fact) of the local copy. I believe you are referring to the SHA1 value. > How do I find out, using FreePascal and a git executable: > 1. (Preferably - so I can ma

Re: [fpc-pascal] FreeVision usable in a client/server database application?

2011-08-04 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 4 August 2011 11:45, Reinier Olislagers wrote: > which one is faster. (And also personal taste, I must admit - I'm still > drawn to using a mouse when entering data on Windows apps, even though I > know I can use the tab/cursor keys etc.) I fully understand that, most GUI desktop apps are not w

Re: [fpc-pascal] FreeVision usable in a client/server database application?

2011-08-04 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 4 August 2011 11:14, Reinier Olislagers wrote: > > I think I didn't make myself clear. My intentions were to: > 1. Create a business layer using FreePascal > 2. Create a Lazarus desktop (maybe smartphone) app that uses the units in 1. My apologies; from your original message I didn't know step

[fpc-pascal] [Semi-OT] How to get remote Git revision number (or last update date) using FPC+git executable

2011-08-04 Thread Reinier Olislagers
Hi all, I'm working on expanding the LazUpdater tool, so it can download and compile an entire working installation of FPC&Lazarus from scratch on Windows. (It downloads binutils, if necessary svn executables etc). My updates so far on: http://forge.lazarusforum.de/issues/118 Why? Because I'm fed

Re: [fpc-pascal] FreeVision usable in a client/server database application?

2011-08-04 Thread Reinier Olislagers
On 4-8-2011 11:34, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 4 August 2011 11:14, Reinier Olislagers wrote: > My apologies; from your original message I didn't know step 2 was > compulsory. I thought in step 2 you are considering FreeVision or some > GUI desktop app. No problem ;) > > Just curious as to why y

Re: [fpc-pascal] FreeVision usable in a client/server database application?

2011-08-04 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 3 August 2011 15:53, Reinier Olislagers wrote: > I'm thinking about trying to separate out the database layer (using > something like tiOPF perhaps) from the presentation layer. Good choice! :-) > While I'm doing that, I thought about using character mode terminals > (DOS or Linux shell) for

Re: [fpc-pascal] FreeVision usable in a client/server database application?

2011-08-04 Thread Reinier Olislagers
On 4-8-2011 10:50, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 3 August 2011 15:53, Reinier Olislagers wrote: >> While I'm doing that, I thought about using character mode terminals >> (DOS or Linux shell) for quick data entry. > > As Michael said, it could definitely work. But is there any specific > reason wh

Re: [fpc-pascal] FreeVision usable in a client/server database application?

2011-08-04 Thread Reinier Olislagers
On 4-8-2011 10:02, Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho wrote: > Lazarus is very easy to learn, you can read the wiki and now there is > also a book in english explaining how to use it. > Thanks Felipe & Michael! Yes, I'm already doing stuff in Lazarus (even got the book). I'd be looking at the FreeVision

Re: [fpc-pascal] FreeVision usable in a client/server database application?

2011-08-04 Thread Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
Lazarus is very easy to learn, you can read the wiki and now there is also a book in english explaining how to use it. -- Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinf