Along with the objectives that Michael mentioned, I must say this. For those compiling the software for the first time, you can take a look at it and notice that it is exactly like Delphi. Therefore you can actually compile it in delphi. Currently the problem is that we don't use .dfm and .dpr files so you can't "technically" compile it under Delphi, but the code is compatable.

I'm not sure what environments FPC runs on but whatever environment it runs on, the theory is that Lazarus could be compiled there. Currently you would need GTK to be ported there too, but in the future you will be able to use GTK, QT, ABCDEF, or whatever widget set you want.

Of course someone will need to write the interface for those tools to Lazarus.

Shane

>> Ronan van Riet 07/16 12:10 PM >>>

All,

I've just downloaded and compiled the latest version of Lazarus. No hassles whatsoever. Great stuff!

I really anxious to see how it will turn out.

Meanwhile I have some questions perhaps you can answer.

1) What are project Lazarus' objectives?
2) How portable will code be between Windows32 and Linux?
3) Are there any plans of creating a UNIX Solaris version of Lazarus?

Thanks,

Keep up the great work!

Ronan van Riet
Symantec

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All,

I've just downloaded and compiled the latest version of Lazarus. No hassles whatsoever. Great stuff!

I really anxious to see how it will turn out.

Meanwhile I have some questions perhaps you can answer.

1) What are project Lazarus' objectives?
2) How portable will code be between Windows32 and Linux?
3) Are there any plans of creating a UNIX Solaris version of Lazarus?

Thanks,

Keep up the great work!

Ronan van Riet
Symantec

Ronan van Riet wrote

Meanwhile I have some questions perhaps you can answer. 1) What are project Lazarus' objectives?

To build a Delphi like programming environment for use with any platform that is supported by FPC.

2) How portable will code be between Windows32 and Linux?

Totally. It will be a write once compiler anywhere implementation.

3) Are there any plans of creating a UNIX Solaris version of Lazarus?

Lazarus rides on the back of FPC, where FPC goes Lazarus goes.

I'm not sure what environments FPC runs on but whatever environment it runs on, the theory is that Lazarus could be compiled there. Currently you would need GTK to be ported there too, but in the future you will be able to use GTK, QT, ABCDEF, or whatever widget set you want.

GTK 1.0.x is at least available for Solaris, because i've a gimp running under solaris at the uni. So for solaris it only depends on the codegenerator for FPC, which will be redesigned this summer

Let me provide a little more input to this. The lazarus components use a generic messaging to manipulate a gui object. In order to link another windowing tool kit be it xforms, gtk, gnome, kde, qt, win32 only the gui object has to be built "One Source Code Unit".

The compiler is FPC and whatever they run on we run on.

The intent is to run on just about everything including a gameboy "Just Kidding ;)"!

Cliff Baeseman

Good idea.

Please will you explain what FPC is?

Short hand for Free Pascal Compiler. :-)