Re: [fpc-pascal]How to use Linux libraries?

2003-07-26 Thread Rainer Hantsch
Hi, Micha, and thanks for your detailled answer. In fact, you are right. I do not force JPEG. Though, it is one of the most common file formats. I also thought about using an external program to convert any type of image into one easy to read format and then reading this one in. This 'quick and di

Re: [fpc-pascal]How to use Linux libraries?

2003-07-26 Thread Iván Montes
- Original Message - From: "Rainer Hantsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [fpc-pascal]How to use Linux libraries? > The better solution will definitely be to convert data inside my application, > because it loads once and t

Re: [fpc-pascal]How to use Linux libraries?

2003-07-26 Thread Marco van de Voort
> to > > use them in the same manner, by loading them and talking to them? > > Yes Rainer, .dll and .so are the same. Generally speaking they are files > that contains code fragments (functions) much like an executable but that > can be loaded dynamically at runtime. > To use an .so library you ne

Re: [fpc-pascal]How to use Linux libraries?

2003-07-26 Thread Michael . VanCanneyt
On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, Rainer Hantsch wrote: > I may be totally wrong, but as far as I understand, Linux' *.so files are the > same as Windoze' *.dll files in their meaning. So shouldn't it be possible to > use them in the same manner, by loading them and talking to them? You can. Using them stat