From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 29 16:32:16 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3975F1065672 for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:32:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from emorras@xroff.net) Received: from xroff.net (xroff.net [200.46.208.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07D528FC1E for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:32:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.208.211]) by xroff.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC9114FD58C for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:16:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from xroff.net ([200.46.208.231]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.211]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 40898-03 for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:16:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from PAM-INV-007.xroff.net (unknown [83.175.204.210]) by xroff.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id E55954FD58B for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:16:31 +0000 (UTC) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:16:29 +0100 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Eduardo Morras Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Message-Id: <20091229163216.3975F1065672@hub.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: fpc on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:32:16 -0000 At 15:35 29/12/2009, you wrote: >Hi to .. > >any old Turbo Pascal hackers out there, who've used fpc on FreeBSD. > >I have some astronomy and sound related code from last century that I >want to resume working on. Mostly lots of float number-crunching and >file processing, no gui stuff till the underlying processing all goes. > >I've tried some other languages, but can only really think straight into >Pascal, to fully declare my disability - please don't try to cure me :) > >Is fpc's IDE usable, like good ol' TP6 and 7, never mind Delphi? Docs >seem vast, I'm wondering if there's a simple guide to basic compilation, >but basically I'd just like to hear that it's working ok for someone and >is worth the learning curve? Yes, it is usable, but there are other ides. You can try Lazarus, f.ex. Also, you can ask at the fpc lists, where there are better chances of help. >cheers, Ian ---------------------------------------------- Usefule Acronyms: EMFE = Excuse My For English