Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> Al Boldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 1. Lazarus ?!? Cheetah would be a better name, IMHO!
>
> Sounds like cheater.
I know.
> May be good, may be bad.
Definitely good ;)
> > 3. Allow to link in other langs (via plugin eclipse style).
>
> You can link to other languages if they provide c like structures.
Yes, but what I meant was to make the IDE compiler-agnostic, ie. remove its
dependency on FPC as a target compiler, which would make it much more
competitive.
Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
> On Wed, 10 May 2006, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> > Al Boldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > 2. Replace the delphi dfm with a real code init (java style).
> >
> > .lfm need a format that can be easily parsed. Pascal is too powerful. Of
> > course it would not be hard to write a component writer, that writes
> > pascal statements instead of .lfm files. If someone wants to implement
> > that I can help.
>
> You can't, I think.
> Binary properties cannot be expressed as pascal code.
> (thinking bitmaps and so on)
Leave those in a .res file.
Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho wrote:
> On 5/10/06, Al Boldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 2. Replace the delphi dfm with a real code init (java style).
>
> What are the advantages?
Easier component creation control/management via ONE language.
> dfm format is compatible with Delphi, so I can build the same software
> with both.
Yes, so keep a compatibility option.
> > 3. Allow to link in other langs (via plugin eclipse style).
>
> Please send a patch =)
OK, but don't hold your breath :)
Thanks!
--
Al
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