Re: [fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
Edward Kearns wrote: Because of all the help I got, especially from Jonas Maebe, I successfully opened and ran successfully in LIghtweight IDE the Pascal program I had developed over several years in Think Pascal. NOW I can modify it, as I had desired. That's great! What was the problem? File extensions? I'd like to know so I can make the error messages better. /Ingemar ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
Ingemar Ragnemalm wrote on za, 01 dec 2007: That's great! What was the problem? File extensions? I'd like to know so I can make the error messages better. When I tried it at first, I neglected to add a Program HelloWorld; header and also got the No main program found. Can not build. error message. It took me a while to figure out how to tell the IDE what the main program is. Maybe it would be handy to add (does it have a program header?) at the end of that error message. Jonas This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
I did try LWP, and when I opened New Skel, and Compiled, and Ran, all I got were error message. Then I must guess that you either have problems with the paths (strange characters that mess up the command lines) or something is not installed properly. What does the about box look like? It should tell what compilers are installed. First of all, note that LWP 0.2.9's demo is TransSkel.p, not NewSkel.p, as in the Lightweight Pascal IDE notes. Then when I do compile, and see nothing happen, the about box says: Lightweight IDE: 0.2.9 FPC (Intel): Failed! FPC (PPC): 2.2.0 GCC: powerpc-apple-Darwin8-gcc-4.0.1(GCC) TransSkel: 4.0a1 Ed ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
My problem was simply forgetting some of the syntax to use in a Pascal program! After I saw that, it was easy to run. Ed On Dec 1, 2007, at 5:13 AM, Ingemar Ragnemalm wrote: Edward Kearns wrote: Because of all the help I got, especially from Jonas Maebe, I successfully opened and ran successfully in LIghtweight IDE the Pascal program I had developed over several years in Think Pascal. NOW I can modify it, as I had desired. That's great! What was the problem? File extensions? I'd like to know so I can make the error messages better. /Ingemar ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
Because of all the help I got, especially from Jonas Maebe, I successfully opened and ran successfully in LIghtweight IDE the Pascal program I had developed over several years in Think Pascal. NOW I can modify it, as I had desired. Ed ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
I suggest you look at the FPC/Lazarus Wiki http://wiki.freepascal.org/ for ideas to get you started. It may be easier to start programmng using either the FPC IDE which comes with the FPC package, or the Lazarus IDE which can be used either to produce Windowed GUI applications or simple Pascal console-mode programs. The FPC manuals at http://www.freepascal.org/docs.html contain a lot of information to get you going You will find the FreePascal/Lazarus community very supportive, eg in this mailing list. I have very rarely seen the comment 'RTFM', though people very often offer links to suitable places to get information. Hope this helps Regards - Chris Edward Kearns wrote: I am new to FPC, and can't get started. I have used Think Pascal, and I seem to have quite a hurdle here. Someone else told me that I need to start XCode first. I did that, then I chose a template (FPC Carbon Application 2.2.0). Then I didn't know how to enter code, so I opened start.pas, entered some code, tried to do build and run, compile, and none of these ran my simple code. what am I missing? Ed ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
On 30 Nov 2007, at 23:20, Edward Kearns wrote:
Program HelloWorld;
begin
print hello
end.
Note that the above is not a valid Pascal program. This is the
correct version:
Program HelloWorld;
begin
writeln('hello');
end.
and I'm told
No main program found. Can not build.
What extension do I need on it?
.p, .pas or .pp
Jonas
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Re: [fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
On 30 Nov 2007, at 19:49, Edward Kearns wrote: I am new to FPC, and can't get started. I have used Think Pascal, and I seem to have quite a hurdle here. Someone else told me that I need to start XCode first. I did that, then I chose a template (FPC Carbon Application 2.2.0). Then I didn't know how to enter code, so I opened start.pas, entered some code, tried to do build and run, compile, and none of these ran my simple code. what am I missing? Xcode /is/ a quite complex environment, and there is no quick do this and you can do everything you want with Xcode document, only the slower experiment and read its documentation way. If you want something more akin to Think Pascal, you may want to try LWP, which is available here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lightweight-ide Jonas ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
[fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
I am new to FPC, and can't get started. I have used Think Pascal, and I seem to have quite a hurdle here. Someone else told me that I need to start XCode first. I did that, then I chose a template (FPC Carbon Application 2.2.0). Then I didn't know how to enter code, so I opened start.pas, entered some code, tried to do build and run, compile, and none of these ran my simple code. what am I missing? Ed ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
On 30 Nov 2007, at 22:46, Edward Kearns wrote: If you want something more akin to Think Pascal, you may want to try LWP, which is available here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lightweight-ide I did try LWP, and when I opened New Skel, and Compiled, and Ran, all I got were error message. Which error message? Where do I go to create my main file in LWP? Anywhere you want. Just make sure it starts with a program header (such as program helloworld;). Jonas ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
Re: [fpc-pascal] Help getting started with FPC
Jonas Maebe wrote:
If you want something more akin to Think Pascal, you may want to try
LWP, which is available here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lightweight-ide
Thanks, Jonas! I think that is what Edward needs. BTW, the latest
version is at
http://www.ragnemalm.se/lightweight
It is much harder to upload to SourceForge, so I can't always do that.
Edward Kearns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I did try LWP, and when I opened New Skel, and Compiled, and Ran, all
I got were error message.
Then I must guess that you either have problems with the paths (strange
characters that mess up the command lines) or something is not installed
properly. What does the about box look like? It should tell what
compilers are installed.
Here's what I wrote:
Program HelloWorld;
begin
print hello
end.
and I'm told
No main program found. Can not build.
I took that code, created a new document in LWP, saved as HW.pas,
fixed the print line
to WriteLn('hello');, hit cmd-R. It runs just fine.
What extension do I need on it?
.p, .pas, .P, .PAS, .dpr should all work in recent versions.
Let me ask:
- Is Free Pascal installed? For the target you use? (If you use an Intel
Mac, you need to change target to Intel unless the PPC compiler is
installed.)
- Is GCC installed? (Comes with Xcode, I don't know if you can download
it separately somewhere. AFAIK FPC needs GCC for linking.)
I am sure this can be solved pretty easily. In all my tests, LWP runs
nicely as long as FPC is installed. I will gladly fix any beginner traps
you find.
/Ingemar
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