Fantastic project and info !!! With compliments … M. <>
> Il giorno 29 apr 2021, alle ore 15:43, Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users > <ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> ha scritto: > > In case anyone is not following the thread at QL Forum, you might, possibly, > maybe, perhaps be interested to know that there is some work ongoing to bring > the Free Pascal Compiler to the QL. > > This was started as a sort of joke project back in QLVember (I hate those > made up "month" names!) but Marcel, myself and a few others have been doing > some work with "Chain-Q", the instigator, and we are slowly bringing an up to > date Pascal compiler to the QL. > > Well, it's a cross compiler actually, but the executables it generates can > indeed be executed on the QL/QPC/etc. Dare I mention, we get Object Oriented > programming now? (Don't tell Tony Tebby!) > > If you wish to follow along, the thread is at > https://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3057 and I have created a document > for Linux users in order to show the processes and software required to build > the cross compiler, and brief notes on how to use it. The document is at > https://github.com/NormanDunbar/FPC-CrossCompiler-QL/releases/latest and this > link will always take you to the latest version. > > The document is written from a Linux point of view as that is what I'm using. > If anyone wants to pick it up and run with it on Windows, I'd be grateful for > any nots etc that you may have on the matter so that I can bring it up to > date for Windows users too. > > Anyone using MacOS? That might also be helpful. > > The compiler is in an early state at the moment, but we do have simple > programs working. I'm currently writing/building/testing (and repeat!) the > SysUtils unit to get that working. > > > Cheers, > Norm. > > -- > Norman Dunbar > Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd > > Registered address: > 27a Lidget Hill > Pudsey > West Yorkshire > United Kingdom > LS28 7LG > > Company Number: 05132767 > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List
