After having set up /etc/ppc386.cfg to look like this: -----------------------------------------
# Set Filenames and Paths
# -----------------------

# Slashes are also allowed under dos

# path to the messagefile, not necessary anymore but can be used to override
# the default language
#-Fr/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/msg/errore.msg
#-Fr/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/msg/errorn.msg

# searchpath for includefiles
#-Fi/pp/inc;/pp/rtl/inc

# searchpath for units and other system dependent things -Fu/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/$target
-Fu/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/$target/*
-Fu/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/$target/rtl
#-Fu~/fpc/packages/*;~/fpc/rtl/linux

# searchpath for libraries
-Fl/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux/2.95.3;/usr/lib;/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/linux

#-Fl//usr/lib
#-Fl/lib;/usr/lib
----------------------------------------------
I'm getting way to many link errors that look like this:

ppc386 -Fu/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/linux/rtl
-Fu/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/linux -Fl/usr/lib -Fl/usr/X11R6/lib -Fl/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib -di386 objreturn.pp
Free Pascal Compiler version 1.0.2 [2000/10/12] for i386 Copyright (c) 1993-2000 by Florian Klaempfl
Target OS: Linux for i386
Compiling objreturn.pp
Assembling objreturn
Linking objreturn
/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/linux/forms.o: In function `_FORMS$$_FL_SET_BUTTON_SHORTCUT$PFL_OBJECT$PCHAR$LONGINT': /usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/linux/forms.o(.text+0xd): undefined reference to `fl_set_object_shortcut'
/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/linux/forms.o: In function `_FORMS$$_FL_SET_PIXMAPBUTTON_DATA$PFL_OBJECT$PPCHAR': /usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/linux/forms.o(.text+0x2a): undefined reference to `fl_set_pixmap_data'
/usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/linux/forms.o: In function `_FORMS$$_FL_SET_PIXMAPBUTTON_FILE$PFL_OBJECT$PCHAR': /usr/lib/fpc/1.0.2/units/linux/forms.o(.text+0x4a): undefined reference to `fl_set_pixmap_file'

What specific libraries/units should I be setting up to be looked at so the examples will link. So far I've been totally unsuccessful. My background is TP6/Delphi 3 where everything was in the Unit files.

I'd love to be working in Pascal again. Thanks.

It seems to me that you have a version conflict.

What version of the forms library do you have, and what version of the unit are you compiling ?

Michael.

May I also state for the record that I've never been able to get any of the forms examples to compile even though I was using the correct version (I don't remember the version number now, this was awhile ago) After a long frustrating battle with the damn thing I decided to only use GDK.

FPC is still a great compilier though! :)
- Matt

In a message dated Thu, 2 Nov 2000 3:57:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes:

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On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Brian & Colleen wrote:

It seems to me that you have a version conflict.

What version of the forms library do you have, and what version of the unit are you compiling ?

Michael.