Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: What is the most widely used Pascal on Linux and other Unix variants?

2012-02-27 Thread Rich Saunders
On 2/27/12 10:33 AM, Noa Shiruba wrote: > On 2012/02/27, at 23:14, Frank Church > wrote:I think somehow a way must be found > of getting Pascal identified with Free Pascal on the Linux platform if > it is the most widely used. > > I think that is probably already the cas

Re: [fpc-pascal] Too tired? Forcedirectories does not seem to work

2012-02-06 Thread Rich Saunders
On 2/6/12 11:49 AM, ik wrote: > You should use ExpandFileName on ForceDirectory's content prior on > sending it to it. And then go find the directory that you created in error and remove it! ;) Rich ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepasc

Re: [fpc-pascal] Forward declarations

2011-12-22 Thread Rich Saunders
On 12/22/11 5:21 PM, Tony Whyman wrote: > [explanation snipped] Why do you need a deeper explanation? He is not asking for an explanation. (I think he knows what it is and can see why it might be useful.) He is asking for a compelling example as a use case that illustrates the need for this langua

Re: [fpc-pascal] using functions from units & main programme

2011-11-19 Thread Rich Saunders
On 11/19/11 11:19 AM, John Lee wrote: > Surprised this capability hasn't come up before because doesn't sound > technically difficult to do. The need for this capability HAS come up before. That's why the methods that are available are available. They may appear to be "too complicated" but it

[fpc-pascal] TClientDataset equivalent?

2011-11-08 Thread Rich Saunders
I'm designing a new program and would like to use Delphi's TClientDataset but would also like to keep FPC compatibility as high as possible. What is the closest equivalent available in the FPC ecosystem? ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepa

Re: [fpc-pascal] More Filter Madness

2011-10-14 Thread Rich Saunders
On 10/14/11 2:39 AM, Nataraj S Narayan wrote: > Good candidate for recursive algorithm i think. At first glance maybe, but it is actually a horrible candidate. That is due to the fact that the number of values is unknown and recursion has a built-in limit based on the stack size. So if your logic i

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: Name of the programming language used in/with FPC

2011-02-16 Thread Rich Saunders
On 2/16/11 11:27 AM, Sven Barth wrote: ...he's still happily alive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niklaus_Wirth Of course he is. I only meant he has not paid much attention to the Pascal language for decades. ;) ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@

Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: Name of the programming language used in/with FPC

2011-02-16 Thread Rich Saunders
On 2/16/11 5:40 AM, greim wrote: I suggest to ask first Professor Niklaus Wirth I think he has moved on long ago. ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal