I would like to hear from anyone using Lazarus/Free-Pascal on Debian GNU/Linux.
Best regards,
Geoff.
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- Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho 2
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2006/5/5, Geoff Bagley :
I would like to hear from anyone using Lazarus/Free-Pascal on Debian GNU/Linux.
What do you want to hear?
Geno Roupsky
Geno Roupsky wroteWhat do you want to hear?
Many thanks for responding to my request.
Way back in my Win98 days, I made good use of Borland TP7. When I changed to Debian GNU/Linux, I got rid of all my proprietry software,
and FPC took the place of BP7. It is excellent, and I enjoy using it.
However, as a result of the above events, I never learned Delphi, although I often
use Object Oriented concepts.
Kylix never took off, and so I am pinning my hope on Lazarus.
The only Lazarus downloads I see are for Windows, whatever that is.
Please can you recommend the best way to start using Lazarus ?
Best regards,
Geoff.
Geoff Bagley wroteThe only Lazarus downloads I see are for Windows, whatever that is.
Not really. There are pre-compiled packages for Linux and Mac OS X also.
The download page is this one:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89339
Please can you recommend the best way to start using Lazarus ?
Unfortunately there aren´t yet Debian packages, but only RPM Linux packages.
The good thing is that you can convert the rpm packages to debian ones =) and then install them.
Install instructions for Debian are here:
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/Installing_Lazarus#Installing_Lazarus_under_Debian_GNU.2FLinux
I think it´s probably best to use the "Another way to install Lazarus under Debian".
Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho
Many thanks for responding to my request. Way back in my Win98 days, I made good use of…
Geoff Bagley wroteHowever, as a result of the above events, I never learned Delphi, although I often use Object Oriented concepts.
About learning Delphi / Lazarus, a good source of knowledge is the Lazarus Wiki: http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/Lazarus_Documentation
There are also some websites to help you:
http://www.delphibasics.co.uk/Article.asp?Name=Standard
Most things that work under Delphi will work on Lazarus with little or no change.
thanks,
Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho