How to get started on Linux

[mschnell]

I plan to port a project from Delphi/Windows to Linux using Lazarus.

In the Borland Kylix forum and on other resources I found encouraging messages about Lazarus now standing up from the dead and getting up to speed as a recue for the frustated kylix users.

I d/l ed the Windows Binary and did a small test which was encouraging.

OTOH I see that the latest binary for Lazarus/Linux is exacty one year old.

Is Lazarus sleeping since then or is there a more advanced source code version I should uinstall ?

-Michael

[theos]

Is Lazarus sleeping since then or is there a more advanced source code version I should uinstall ?

Download from here http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/

[Vincent Snijders]

I d/l ed the Windows Binary and did a small test which was encouraging.

You did it the right way, first see the windows version and then the linux version. If you do it the  other way around, you might end up disapointed.

OTOH I see that the latest binary for Lazarus/Linux is exacty one year old.

Is Lazarus sleeping since then or is there a more advanced source code version I should uinstall ?

No, not sleeping at all. See for the latest downloads at: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89339.

The latest version is available via cvs: http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=StaticPage&file=index&sURL=cvs

HTH,
Vincent.

[mschnell]

Thanks. I found the new versions on sourceforge. It's quite misleading that on lazarus.org we see the old versions under "download".

I d/l ed the windows binary and installed it.

Unfurtunately that did not work.  When executing the setup.exe I get "source file corrupted" with two files.

Nonetheless Lazarus does start and identifies as "0.9.1 beta"

I can compile my (multi-thread-) testing progect.

But whan I  start it it  I get nothinig but a (German) windows error window "Project1 illegal request" .

I can't set any breakpoints, either. With the 0.9.0 version I got breakpoint indicators, but the program did not break whan reaching one. With the 0.9.1 version I even don't get indicators.

Using the 0.9.0.1  version from the Lazarus web site this project did run fine.

Anything I can do

-Michael

[mhess]

Thanks. I found the new versions on sourceforge. It's quite misleading that on lazarus.org we see the old versions under "download".

Thanks for pointing that out. I updated the various pieces of info inthe downloads section.

Unfurtunately that did not work.  When executing the setup.exe I get "source file corrupted" with two files.

We aware of this one thanks. The down and dirty is to write down the names of the two files and then go pull them from the webcvs of the fpc source. Sourceforge corrupted the file. Hopefully we can get a new version uploaded soon.

[mschnell]

Thanks.

Any comment on the other questions ?

(1)  Multi Threadded test project crashes with the new version (I tested a test project that came with the d/l and it did work)

(2) Can't set Breakpoints.

Thanks again, Michael

[Marc]

(2) Can't set Breakpoints.

Is this on Linux or Win32 ?

[mschnell]

Win32. I did not yet start with Linux.

I'm intending to start with installing Suse 9.1 (with Kernal 2.6) when it's available and then try to get Lazarus running.

-Michael

[Marc]

Debugger support is limited on win32 at the moment
I've to look atr it someday.

[Anonymous]

FYI,

There is also a problem with the listviews in win32. They show up empty (or better without text), so you can't view breakpoints in the win32 interface.

[Vincent Snijders]

Previous post was by me.

Vincent.

[mschnell]

I'm going to do a test on Linux next week.

-Michael

[mschnell]

BTW. I kept waiting till now as I wanted to start cleanly with a _current_ Linux. So I'm going to do delete my old Linux installaetion and use Suse 9.1 with Kernel 2.6 as soon as I can get  it (supposedly next week).

I just read that Kylix debugging does not work on Kernel 2.6. Are there similar issues with Lazarus ?

-Michael

[Marc]

Debugging is not kernel dependent as long as it can be done with gdb.  
Lazarus internally used gdb for debugging, si if gdb can debug on a platforn, Lazarus can.