I am switching from OS/2 to Linux and have a couple of questions.

First if I want to run the very latest compiler snapshot, I understand I first have to install 1.0.4 and then add the snapshot right?

What libraries must I have installed so I won't get problems? Finally, I am running Peanut Linux (weird name) - which can run binaries for Red Hat,Debian and perhaps one or two other distros. Which one should I pick ?

Thanks

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I am switching from OS/2 to Linux and have a couple of questions. First if I want to run the very latest compiler snapshot, I understand I first have to install 1.0.4 and then add the snapshot right?

Stable sources: Yes.

Instable (1.1 with those extra fancy Delphi stuff): No :-)

You'll need a compiler binary from a recent 1.0.5 snapshot to compile the 1.1 sources.

What libraries must I have installed so I won't get problems?

None directly. It depends on what libs you want to use.

The FPC compiler itself is static. Only to use libraries (GUI stuff, text windowing etc) you'll need certain special versions.

Some of them are approximately in the same version for all recent distro's(X11, zlib, NCurses).

Finally, I am running Peanut Linux (weird name) - which can run binaries for Red Hat,Debian and perhaps one or two other distros. Which one should I pick ?

The binaries (except the IDE) are not really dependant on libs.

Several choices then:
1. The one that has the package manager that you like most.
2. The one that has approx. the same dir layout.
3. None, and install by hand. (The Unix way :-)

It is not really necessary, but it is better as you can use the 1.0.4 as a fallback. The snapshots and official distribution can be used concurrently, as each is installed in it's own directory.

What libraries must I have installed so I won't get problems? Finally, I am running Peanut Linux (weird name) - which can run binaries for Red Hat,Debian and perhaps one or two other distros. Which one should I pick

Does not matter, FPC is not tied to a distribution. The RPM should work on Redhat, Suse and mandrake.

Michael.

Oskar Cahueñas wrote

I already have the version 1.0.0 of FPC. I want to download the latest version sources. Can I compile the 1.0.4 version with 1.0.0 compiler? Or have I to download the precompiled binaries again? I use the go32v2 version

Normally, you always need the previous official release to compile the next one, so for 1.0.4 that would be 1.0.2. However, it may work with 1.0.0 too, I don't know. But I don't think the precompiled binaries are much (if any) bigger than the sources, if that's what you're worried about. You don't have to download the big zipfile again, if you just want to update your compiler/rtl, you have enough with the basego32.zip file.

Jonas

I already have the version 1.0.0 of FPC. I want to download the latest version sources. Can I compile the 1.0.4 version with 1.0.0 compiler? Or have I to download the precompiled binaries again? I use the go32v2 version

You don't have to download the big zipfile again, if you just want

to update your compiler/rtl, you have enough with the basego32.zip file.

Ok, that is, I have to download only basego32.zip. And I can coontinue using the otherutilities (ide, etc) from the previous version. It is rigth isn´t it?

The IDE also contains built-in compiler, so you will have to download a new version of that one as well. The assembler/linker have also been updated since 1.0.0 probably, but most likely your old versions will still work fine (I believe I'm even still using the assembler/linker/make that came with version 0.99.14 or so :)

Jonas