Re: [fpc-pascal] OT a bit - Planet Object Pascal

2013-02-16 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, geneb wrote: On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: I tried something like this before and I was suprised at the dearth of Lazarus and FreePascal bloggers. Getting Lazarus and FPC developers, (let alone users) to blog about their experiences is like pulling teet

Re: [fpc-pascal] how can i search the archive of this email list?

2013-02-16 Thread Martin
On 15/02/2013 16:17, Dennis Poon wrote: I know I can download the archived zip files but can I search it? Is there any web site where I can search the archive? Searching on google never return anything from this elist but I was told most supports happen on this list. include site:lists.freepa

Re: [fpc-pascal] OT a bit - Planet Object Pascal

2013-02-16 Thread geneb
On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: I tried something like this before and I was suprised at the dearth of Lazarus and FreePascal bloggers. Getting Lazarus and FPC developers, (let alone users) to blog about their experiences is like pulling teeth.I think a law should be passed requi

[fpc-pascal] Xcode 4.6 Objective pascal template does not work

2013-02-16 Thread Dennis Poon
As told by the objectivepascal web site, I download and installed the template http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28343282/ObjP/Xcode_Templates.html however, when I compiled an IOS project, it stuck at the unit not found iPhoneAll.pas I tried to give it a full path by changing it to: uses iPhoneAll i

[fpc-pascal] how can i search the archive of this email list?

2013-02-16 Thread Dennis Poon
I know I can download the archived zip files but can I search it? Is there any web site where I can search the archive? Searching on google never return anything from this elist but I was told most supports happen on this list. Many thanks. Dennis _

Re: [fpc-pascal] OT a bit - Planet Object Pascal

2013-02-16 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, ik wrote: On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Frank Church wrote: On 13 February 2013 11:34, ik wrote: > Hello, > > I'ved created an RSS aggregation site for Object Pascal related blogs: > http://planet.objpas.org/ > > This is a

Re: [fpc-pascal] Make TStringList.ExchangeItems virtual?

2013-02-16 Thread Bart
On 2/15/13, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: >> Should I open a ticket in bugtracker for this? > > Yes, please. Done: http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=23899 Bart ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/m

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: Configuration file handling

2013-02-16 Thread Andrew Brunner
On Feb 16, 2013, at 2:37 AM, Reinier Olislagers wrote: > > Security problems with world-writable files? Yes, that problem applies > to *nix as well but Mark has given no indication his config files are > world-writable. (Even if the logins Mark speaks of run under different > user accounts, t

Re: [fpc-pascal] OT a bit - Planet Object Pascal

2013-02-16 Thread ik
On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Frank Church wrote: > On 13 February 2013 11:34, ik wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'ved created an RSS aggregation site for Object Pascal related blogs: > > http://planet.objpas.org/ > > > > This is a test run, and the look and feel will be changed in the feature. >

Re: [fpc-pascal] TEventLog, RegisterMessageFile and {$R fclel.res}

2013-02-16 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, Reinier Olislagers wrote: On 16-2-2013 12:26, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, Reinier Olislagers wrote: Decided I liked/needed that and did this: {$R fclel.res} ... FLog.RegisterMessageFile(''); That should be ParamStr(0) instead of empty string. Are

Re: [fpc-pascal] TEventLog, RegisterMessageFile and {$R fclel.res}

2013-02-16 Thread Reinier Olislagers
On 16-2-2013 12:26, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: > On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, Reinier Olislagers wrote: >> Decided I liked/needed that and did this: >> >> {$R fclel.res} >> ... >> FLog.RegisterMessageFile(''); > > That should be ParamStr(0) instead of empty string. Are you sure? FPC 2.6.0: Function TEvent

Re: [fpc-pascal] TEventLog, RegisterMessageFile and {$R fclel.res}

2013-02-16 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, Reinier Olislagers wrote: Hi all, While adapting some code to use Eventlog I found RegisterMessageFile, which the help helpfully explains (it registers the file used by Windows to show certain strings in the event viewer). Decided I liked/needed that and did this: {$R f

[fpc-pascal] TEventLog, RegisterMessageFile and {$R fclel.res}

2013-02-16 Thread Reinier Olislagers
Hi all, While adapting some code to use Eventlog I found RegisterMessageFile, which the help helpfully explains (it registers the file used by Windows to show certain strings in the event viewer). Decided I liked/needed that and did this: {$R fclel.res} ... FLog.RegisterMessageFile(''); However

Re: [fpc-pascal] Configuration file handling

2013-02-16 Thread Mark Morgan Lloyd
Marco van de Voort wrote: In our previous episode, Mark Morgan Lloyd said: If multiple, related, programs running on unix (Linux, Solaris etc.) refer to the same configuration file accessed via a TIniFile, is there any recommended "good practice" to ensure that they don't try to update it simu

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: Configuration file handling

2013-02-16 Thread Mark Morgan Lloyd
Reinier Olislagers wrote: On 16-2-2013 9:09, Sven Barth wrote: On 15.02.2013 23:54, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: If multiple, related, programs running on unix (Linux, Solaris etc.) refer to the same configuration file accessed via a TIniFile, is there any recommended "good practice" to ensure that

Re: [fpc-pascal] Configuration file handling

2013-02-16 Thread Marco van de Voort
In our previous episode, Mark Morgan Lloyd said: > If multiple, related, programs running on unix (Linux, Solaris etc.) > refer to the same configuration file accessed via a TIniFile, is there > any recommended "good practice" to ensure that they don't try to update > it simultaneously? > > In

Re: [fpc-pascal] OT a bit - Planet Object Pascal

2013-02-16 Thread Frank Church
On 13 February 2013 11:34, ik wrote: > Hello, > > I'ved created an RSS aggregation site for Object Pascal related blogs: > http://planet.objpas.org/ > > This is a test run, and the look and feel will be changed in the feature. > If you have a blog or can provide RSS for FPC/Lazarus news please sen

[fpc-pascal] Re: Configuration file handling

2013-02-16 Thread Reinier Olislagers
On 16-2-2013 9:09, Sven Barth wrote: > On 15.02.2013 23:54, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: >> If multiple, related, programs running on unix (Linux, Solaris etc.) >> refer to the same configuration file accessed via a TIniFile, is there >> any recommended "good practice" to ensure that they don't try to

Re: [fpc-pascal] Configuration file handling

2013-02-16 Thread Sven Barth
On 15.02.2013 23:54, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: If multiple, related, programs running on unix (Linux, Solaris etc.) refer to the same configuration file accessed via a TIniFile, is there any recommended "good practice" to ensure that they don't try to update it simultaneously? In the case that I'

Re: [fpc-pascal] Configuration file handling

2013-02-16 Thread Mark Morgan Lloyd
Andrew Brunner wrote: On 02/15/2013 04:54 PM, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: If multiple, related, programs running on unix (Linux, Solaris etc.) refer to the same configuration file accessed via a TIniFile, is there any recommended "good practice" to ensure that they don't try to update it simultan