Hi all,

Have just downloaded lazarus and am playing around with it. I'm the type of person who needs a project to keep me focused so what I'd like to do is to
write a newsreader with Lazarus (yawn.. yes I know there are 40 million newsreaders out there, but it's something that I want to do!).

So, my question is, where is the best place to
get internet components for Lazarus? On searching, I see that there are two possibilities

1) ICS

and

2) Indy

Has anyone used these successfully with Lazarus?

If so, how do I go about the download and install
process, preferably with a sample project or
two to get started on - hint. really really simple, plain step by step instructions appreciated.

I am currently running Windows XP Pro, but I plan
to make the move to Linux soon.

TIA for any help, references, suggestions &c.

Rgs.

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You can also try lNet ( http://wiki.freepascal.org/lNet ) which tries to be lightweight and extra-portable. (I'm the author so beware my bias :D)

There's also Synapse ( http://synapse.ararat.cz/doku.php ) which isn't as portable, but perhaps more tried.

Indy works in Linux/fpc now too AFAIK, but ICS is windows only from what I understand.

As for "style" comparison, lNet is mostly like ICS (event based, non-blocking), whereas Indy is "heavyweight" (threads, blocking IIRC) but has most components. Synapse is "non-visual" (no components to "click" on form IIRC).

Ales

I have used Indy. Just install the indy4lazarus package, I think you can find it on the lazarus-ccr site.

There is also Synapse, which is IMHO easier to use than Indy, on the other hand, it is possible that Indy has a ready-to-use NNTP protocol component, though.

Michael.

3 - Synapse http://synapse.ararat.cz/doku.php

Search for "openXP", they had a pretty complex BBS/email/nntp app at some point. It was console based though.

Indy 10 works and is fairly platform independant. ICS is windows only by design (though an attempt was made to emulate that on Kylix. I never bothered)

I used ICS, Indy9 and Indy10 with Lazarus. The wiki has details about Indy10 somewhere with an archive pointing to my site.

If so, how do I go about the download and install process, preferably with a sample project or two to get started on - hint. really really simple, plain step by step instructions appreciated.

Well, that's the main problem with Indy10, examples are pretty worthless.

I am currently running Windows XP Pro, but I plan to make the move to Linux soon.

Then ICS is out of the question.

I recommend Synapse over Indy.

3 - Synapse http://synapse.ararat.cz/doku.php

I don't like installing components - it makes project replication across machines harder to manage.

Hi, i have:
-Ubuntu 8.04
-fpc fixes 2.2.3 from subversion
-lazarus r15400
-http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpcbuild/branches/fixes_2_2/install from subversion: root repository: http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpcbuild

How can:
-create all packages for installation on others ubuntu machines, all needed packages for cross compile: linux -> win32

-crosscompile linux -> win32

I have did download information for cross compile 2.0.4 and read a wiki page.

Thanks.

Please define 'create all packages'.
Many packages can be cross compiled without any specials. Packages using external libraries need the cross compiled libraries.

-crosscompile linux -> win32

Did you install the fpc-crosswin32 package?

I have did download information for cross compile 2.0.4 and read a wiki page.

The cross compilation steps have not changed much since then.

Mattias

?Please define 'create all packages'.

Create debian packages fpc, fpc-src and lazarus from my local subversion is done.
I want create fpc-crosswin32 debian pacages from my local subversion, without internet connection.

?Did you install the fpc-crosswin32 package?

No, how can do that?

Please, more one, how can i do win32 setup from my local subversion without internet conection?

I am a studant and install fpc and lazarus on several machines (ubuntu and windows) on my school!

Thanks.

Zitat von Osvaldo TCF :

I don't know the minimum set of packages. But here is the list of packages that I install:
apt-get install build-essential fakeroot libgpmg1-dev

build-essential is a meta package installing all kinds of developer tools/sources.
And you need the binutils sources from
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.18.tar.gz. Download it to ~/freepascal/download/, because the script searches it there.

> ???Did you install the fpc-crosswin32 package? No, how can do that?

It's available on the lazarus sourceforge page. But only for the 0.9.24 release.

Please, more one, how can i do win32 setup from my local subversion without internet conection?

Do you mean for cross compiling from linux to win32?

I am a studant and install fpc and lazarus on several machines (ubuntu and windows) on my school!

Mattias

?

It's available on the lazarus sourceforge page. But only for the 0.9.24 release.

How can i create it for svn release?

?

And you need the binutils sources from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.18.tar.gz. Download it to

can i use the binutils source package from ubuntu repository?

?Do you mean for cross compiling from linux to win32?

Can i Create a lazarus and fpc install for win32 from my local subversion?

Thanks.

Zitat von Osvaldo TCF :

see lazarus/tools/install/cross_unix/HowToCreate_fpc_crosswin32_deb.txt

I don't know. Maybe.

> ???Do you mean for cross compiling from linux to win32? Can i Create a lazarus and fpc install for win32 from my local subversion?

Do you mean this
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Getting_Lazarus#Development_versions_from_SVN ?

Mattias

?

Do you mean this http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Getting_Lazarus#Development_versions_from_SVN ?

I see this. But i want to create windows (32) lazarus/fpc install (for distribuition) from my debian subversion repository, without a windows machine. Is it possible?

Thanks.

There is a way to create a debian package from local subversion for a past revision, in this case the revision 15400 ?

Thanks.

There is a way to create a debian package from local subversion for a past revision, in this case the revision 15400 ?

cd lazarus
svn up -r 15400.
cd tools/install
./create_lazarus_deb.sh

Mattias

The tree of directories is:

--|~
|--|freepascal
|--|install (fpc install)
|--|binutils (uncompressed binutils source)
|--|download (nothing to download)
|--|fpc (fpc from svn export)

in ~/pascal-src/subversion/export/teste/tools/install/cross_unix $: /subversion/export/teste/tools/install/cross_unix ./create_linux_cross_win32_deb.sh buildcrossfpc buildcrosswin32deb

...
+ cat buildcrosssnaphot
+ sed -e 's#^CROSSTOOLSROOT=.*
$#CROSSTOOLSROOT=/home/eu/freepascal/binutils/cross/#' -e 's#^FPCSVN=.* $#FPCSVN=/home/eu/freepascal/fpc#' -e 's#^FPCCVS=.* $#FPCCVS=/home/eu/freepascal/fpc#' -e 's#^TARGETS_OS=.* $#TARGETS_OS=win32#' -e 's#^TARGETS_CPU=.*$#TARGETS_CPU=i386#' -e 's#^MOS=cygwin$#MOS=mingw32#'
+ echo 'building cross fpc for target i386-win32
in /home/eu/freepascal/bintuils/cross/destination/' building cross fpc for target i386-win32
in /home/eu/freepascal/bintuils/cross/destination/
+ echo 'see logs in /home/eu/freepascal/bintuils/cross/logs/' see logs in /home/eu/freepascal/bintuils/cross/logs/
+ sh buildcrosssnapshot.sh
HOST platform is unknown-linux
Building i386-win32
cant find binutils-i686-win32 for FPC-i386-win32
...

where is it: binutils-i686-win32

...
+ mkdir -p /tmp/fpc_build/usr/bin/
+ MyIntel=i686
+ for Target in '$Targets'
++ echo i386-win32
++ sed -e 's#^\(.*\)-.*$#\1#'
+ TargetCPU=i386
++ echo i386-win32
++ sed -e 's#^.*-\(.*\)$#\1#'
+ TargetOS=win32
+ BinUtilsCPU=i386
+ BinUtilsOS=win32
+ '[' win32 = win32 ']'
+ BinUtilsOS=mingw32
+ BinUtilsCPU=i686
+ BinUtilsDir=/home/eu/freepascal/binutils/cross/bin/
+ BinUtilsPrefix=i686-mingw32-
+ cd /home/eu/freepascal/binutils/cross/bin/
./create_linux_cross_win32_deb.sh: line 160: cd: /home/eu/freepascal/binutils/cross/bin/: file or directory not found

Have you executed before:

./create_linux_cross_win32_deb.sh buildbinutils

?

Mattias

When i cross-compile, from linux (ubuntu) to windows, a have this on messages window:

dedux.lpr(21,1) Error: resource compiler not found, switching to
external mode
dedux.lpr(21,1) Error: Can't open object file: ../ppu/fpc-res.or
dedux.lpr(21,1) Fatal: There were 2 errors compiling module, stopping

Thanks Mattias.
All is good now.

FPC version?
Do you use the fpc-crosswin32 package?
Does this happen even with small program without forms? Does this happen with a new standard application?

Mattias

This occour with TRxDBGrid.
But now, it is not fail.

All is good.

?

FPC version?

2.2.3

Do you use the fpc-crosswin32 package?

yes, package created by me.

Does this happen even with small program without forms?

No. Projects with rxnew in project.lpr

Does this happen with a new standard application?

No.

Thanks.