Hi all,

I started playing around with fpc, to see if I could make a Windowed app. I tried the following code in both Windows and Linux, and both of them give me some odd errors.

When I try to build the project, I am told that System/SysLinux doesn't exist (although I tell the compiler exactly where to look, using the -Fu option)

Also, if I asked ppc386 to just look at the unit, it complained also, I'm assuming because I didn't know exactly how a file that describes a form gets put together.

Below is the code for the unit that describes the form, can someone tell me the order in how it should appear in the file? And also tell me how do I get the system to recognize System and LinuxSystem?

Thanks,

Chris
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To design a form, just look at the examples directory. The basics are

TForm1 = class(TForm)
   Button1 : TButton;
private
  Procedure Button1Click(Sender : TObject);
public
constructor Create(AOwner : TComponent);
end;
var
Form1 : TForm;
implementation
Constructor TForm1.Create(AOwner: TComponent);
begin
inherited Create(AOwner);
   Button1 := TButton.Create;
   with Button1 do
    Begin
       parent := Self;  //set to the form
       Caption := 'Test Button';
       Visible := True;
       OnClick := @Button1Click;
    end;
end;
Procedure TForm1.Button1Click(sender : Tobject);
Begin
Form1.Caption := 'Button Clicked';
End;

To create a new form is easy because you don't need to assign the parent and such because technocally there isn't one. You do have to call it's create but that's usually done in the Application.CreateForm(..) procedure....

This help any?

Shane

>> 05/03/00 09:22AM >>>

Hi Marc,

I followed your suggestion, and now fpc doesn't complain about not being able to find units. Now I just need to figure out how to correctly tell it how to design a form :-)

Chris

This won't work (or you have have to include all locations)

If you want to compile things without makefile, make sure your rtl and fcl dir are made.
Copy the .o and .ppu files from ./rtl/linux and ./fcl/linux to ./units/linux Point the compiler to this units dir (-Fu commandline or ppc386.cfg). Make sure you dont refer to the rtl or fcl dir.

Marc

Hi Marc,

I followed your suggestion, and now fpc doesn't complain about not being able to find units. Now I just need to figure out how to correctly tell it how to design a form :-)

Chris