Hi PierceNg, I'm back onto this project from a short side track. I have some questions...
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I have discovered that I am unable to install both Brook 4 and Brook 5 in Lazarus 2.0.10. I don't know which is "better". I was leaning a bit toward Brook 4, only bc there is a small "getting started in Lazarus" instruction on the Brook 4 link you posted. Is there any criteria that wd guide a person to choose one over the other? Is one faster? Is one more capable? According to the instructions, in Brook 4, I start by creating a CGI app. But in Brook 5, I can just place a Brook component onto an ordinary Windows app. Is that the correct way to do it? Will one run faster than the other?
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At the Brook 4 link in your post, near the bottom, it lists a number of other "plug-ins" for Brook 4. I have no idea how to install these into Lazarus from Git Hub. How is that done? What are the steps?
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In my Lazarus IDE - "Install / Uninstall Packages", there are two (as yet uninstalled) items, that look like they relate to Brook. They are: brookdt 1.0 and brookex 2.0 What are these? Should I install them only in Brook 4 or only in Brook 5, or not at all? Or, if I use the On-line Package Manager and install one of the Brooks, will these automatically be included in the install? I really don't want to mess up my Laz 2.0.10 install, it's working so nice at the moment.
Thanks so much for your help PierceNg!
Too bad there isn't a book on how to do all this. I'd gladly pay for that. The existing documentation just seems to be the most basic, getting started, and reference docs for looking up something. I really need a "Brook for Dummies" type book, that covers everything a newbie needs to know.