Building the CLX with FPC: what changed

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1	1		## Introduction
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3	3		There are some efforts to build the (Free)CLX with FPC, here is a short explanation how to build it. For Win32 the Delphi 7 CLX is used while on linux the Kylix 3 CLX is used.
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5	5		Further, FPC from svn (2.3.1 or 2.2.1) is used.
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7	7		## Status
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9	9		Current status is that all units except the database related units build.
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11	11		That's 39 of 44 units.
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13	13		Today (02.07.2007) I get perfectly compiled Qxxx units and test application (written with Kylix). fpc-2.0.4 (i386 rpm from lazarus snapshots build 20070701), fpc-2.1.5 (build 20070702) cannot do the job.
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15	15		## Howto
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17	17		- Build and install FPC from SVN sources: [[How to start]]
18	18		- copy the clx sources to a newly created directory as well as the
19	19		- Win32 only: CommDlg.pas from Source/Rtl/Win/
20	20		- Win32 only: CommCtrl.pas from Source/Rtl/Win/
21	21		- Win32 only: ShlObj.pas from Source/Rtl/Win/
22	22		- Win32 only: RegStr.pas from Source/Rtl/Win/
23	23		- Win32 only: WinInet.pas from Source/Rtl/Win/
24	24		- Win32 only: UrlMon.pas from Source/Rtl/Win/
25	25		- Win32 only: WinSpool.pas from Source/Rtl/Win/
26	26		- Linux only: XLib.pas from source/rtl/linux/
27	27		- MaskUtils.pas from Source/Rtl/Common/
28	28		- Contnrs.pas from Source/Rtl/Common/
29	29		- HelpIntfs.pas from Sources/Common/
30	30		- IniFiles.pas from Source/Rtl/Common/
31	31		- Registry.pas from Source/Rtl/Common/
32	32		- Linux only: QFileCtrls.res from Lib/ ~~and rename it to qfilectrls.res~~
33	33		- ~~Linux only: rename DirSel.xfm to dirsel.xfm~~
34	34		- QButtons.res from Lib/
35	35		- QDialogs.res from Lib/
36	36		- QDBCtrls.res from Lib/
37	37		- QCheckLst.res from Lib/
38	38		- QFileCtrls.res from Lib/
39	39		- ~~Linux only: rename QFileDialog.res to qfiledialog.res~~
40	40		- ~~Linux only: rename QDialogs.res to qdialogs.res~~
41	41		- ~~Linux only: rename QDBPWDlg.xfm to qdbpwdlg.xfm~~
42	42		- ~~Linux only: rename QDBLogDlg.xfm to qdblogdlg.xfm~~
43	43		- ~~remove all references to *.xfm files, fpc can't handled them yet (fix this!!)~~
44	44		- D7 CLX only: remove usage of sysinit namespace in qdialogs.pas; system can be used instead
45	45		- ~~replace all RTLConsts with RTLConst (fix this!!) (should be fixed after 1.9.8)~~
46	46		- D7 CLX only: fix ShlObj.pas: the lines 3554 to 3557 miss a semicolon at the end; FPC won't emulate bugs in the Delphi parser
47	47		- ~~Linux ONLY : Add dynlibs unit after implementation (LoadLibrary & FreeLibrary needs it).~~ Compiling with the -Sk switch should be enough
48	48		- Remove sysutils from uses clause of implementation section of QStyle.pas
49	49		- 2.2.1 only:
50	50		- Change {\$R .xfm} to {\$R .res} in QFileDialog.pas
51	51		- Convert QFileDialog.xfm to resource. It can be done with fpcres utility from a 2.3.1 snapshot: `fpcres -of res QFileDialog.xfm`
52	52		- create a dummy unit to build the clx:\
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54		-	~~`unit buildclx;`\~~
55		-	~~` interface`\~~
56		-	~~` uses`\~~
57		-	~~` BindHelp, QDBActns, QFileCtrls,`\~~
58		-	~~` QActnList, QFileDialog, QSearch,`\~~
59		-	~~` QButtons, QForms, QStdActns,`\~~
60		-	~~` QCheckLst, QGraphics, QStdCtrls,`\~~
61		-	~~` QClipbrd, QGrids, QStyle,`\~~
62		-	~~` QComCtrls, QImgList, QTypes,`\~~
63		-	~~` QConsts, QDialogs, QMask,`\~~
64		-	~~` QControls, QExtCtrls, QMenus,`\~~
65		-	~~` Qt, QPrinters;`\~~
66		-	~~` implementation`\~~
67		-	~~`end.`~~
	54	+	``` pascal
	55	+	unit buildclx;
	56	+	interface
	57	+	uses
	58	+	BindHelp, QDBActns, QFileCtrls,
	59	+	QActnList, QFileDialog, QSearch,
	60	+	QButtons, QForms, QStdActns,
	61	+	QCheckLst, QGraphics, QStdCtrls,
	62	+	QClipbrd, QGrids, QStyle,
	63	+	QComCtrls, QImgList, QTypes,
	64	+	QConsts, QDialogs, QMask,
	65	+	QControls, QExtCtrls, QMenus,
	66	+	Qt, QPrinters;
	67	+	implementation
	68	+	end.
	69	+	```
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69	71		- build the CLX with
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71		-	~~` fpc -Sd buildclx -Rintel `~~
	73	+	```
	74	+	fpc -Sd buildclx -Rintel
	75	+	```
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73	77		on windows and
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75		-	~~` fpc -Sdk buildclx -Rintel `~~
	79	+	```
	80	+	fpc -Sdk buildclx -Rintel
	81	+	```
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77	83		on linux.
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79	85		### Building the DB units
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81	87		Building of the DB units isn't possible yet, however, at least the following steps must be done:
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83	89		- copy the following files into the directory where you put the clx source:
84	90		- DB.pas from Sources/Vcl
85	91		- SqlTimSt.pas from Sources/Vcl
86	92		- DBConsts.pas from Sources/Vcl
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88	94		## Todo
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90	96		As you might guess, there is also stuff to do:
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92	98		- The ClassGrouping functions are only dummies in FPC (StartClassGroup et al.)
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94	100		---
95	101		From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Building the CLX with FPC", as it stood on 2013-09-21 after a change by Jwdietrich, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).
96	102		Category: CLX
97	103		Category: FPC

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