Quoting Warren Postma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
It's not that I hate Lazarus. I am deeply disappointed with it.
I was disappointed at first, but that didn't stop me, for using
Lazarus, even with all its bugs.
basic features of Lazarus that Delphi has had since Delphi 3.0.
It's better to have an 50% Open Source software that you know you can
always update, than a 100% software that has bugs, and its
manufacturer has no signs of continuing its development.
help make it better. But until the FPC base compiler supports some
kind of runtime package support, I see no point working on the top
Altought, I'm not part of the "core" Lazarus active developers,
I check this issue, personally.
You see, "Packages" are actually based on "Windowze Dynamic Link
Libraries" or "Un*x Shared Objects". The Free Pascal Compiler support
for this, is incomplete.
Compiler Design its not a trivial task. IT'S THE DIFFICULT TASK. A
famous compiler book shows a knight trying to kill a dragon, as a
metaphor.
There is a workaround for this, that is compiling statically Lazarus
with new units, when a component (package) is added. Is not the
perfect solution.
But it works.
level GUI (lazarus). Maybe I should try to help the FPC team write
package support. I don't know if I can, I have zero compiler-writing
Some of us know some school stuff about compilers. But, as I mention
before, it's not a simple thing. Most of the few IT people who could
the "DLL/SO" support required for the packages, (I think), already
work in other stuff, have a busy job, or work with C/C++, having a
disregard for pascal-related projects...
I even suggest in previous post, the possibility of hiring a compiler
company, or person to do that task, via a Lazarus Foundation.
Guys, what you think ?
Weird, Crazy, but realistic idea ?
Another, potential workaround, its to translate Lazarus sources into
C/C++, and use a C/C++ compiler for the dynamic libraries. (Many guys
really won't like this one).
haters". I'm not a hater at all. But I am a critic.
Many guys around here, share your frustration about the things in
Lazarus that aren't finished. The active developers give some of their
free time to keep this moving, and the last thing I think they want to
hear, is "complains".
If you have some free time, (not everybody does), and some object
pascal knowledge, there is some stuff you could do. Maybe not the
DLL/Package support, but other stuff:
http://freepascal.org/contrib/add.php3
Cheers (With a pint of Tequila ;-) )
mramirez
P.D. Lazarus active developers get two pints of tequila here ;-)
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