Martin wrote:
Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
working debugger will benefit everybody! I really think a working &
integrated debugger must be one of the high priorities for the IDE -
more that say new IDE eye-candy. :-)
Like ABorka told me in a private email. Once Embarcadero brings out
64bit support and cross-platform compiler (latter is what they are
working on now), then Lazarus will loose a large appeal from Delphi
developers. At the moment FPC and Lazarus offers features Delphi
doesn't have, but not the critical features which will allow them to
switch to Lazarus permanently.
Well this is because no one is getting paid for working on Lazarus. So
manpower is an issue.
On the other hand it means no one depends on people using it. If they
want to use it, that's great. If they don't no problem at all (because
no one is losing there job/salary/means-of living).
Anyway, lots of companies just go for delphi, because there still is an
implicit mistrust towards open source. They feel more secure if they
have bought a product, and have the feeling they got some warranties
towards it's usability or availability or whatever.
Anyway no one has denied that features are missing. As for debugging
there is a dis-consent about the wording or extend that those missing
feature have (at least between me and you (Graeme). But not about the
fact that it would be nice (essential for some) to have.
But what can be done? There are limited amount of people to do the work
on Lazarus. So it takes time.
As for making it a priority, anyone is welcome to supply patches. If
not, it's a gift horse, so you know what not to do.... ;>
while i fully agree on the one hand, i also see other OSS projects that do have
a commercial/professional side to them whereby they do earn $$$ to pay the
commercial side developers... at the same time, those OSS projects do also have
a truely OSS side to them whereby the OSS side can be easily handled and
supported which also goes to enhance and further the commercial side and visa
versa...
cannot this also be done with FPC/lazarus??
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