Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-03-13 Thread Zaher Dirkey
I am using pas for units that Delphi compatible you can compile it with Delphi, now pp it is only FPC compiled not compatible with Delphi. On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Eric Kom eric...@metropolitancollege.co.za wrote: Good day, Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-03-13 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2013-02-25 05:34, Eric Kom wrote: Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files extension? And what is interesting, is that FP Text IDE (which looks like Turbo Pascal IDE) defaults to the .pas extension when creating new units. You would think being so closely related to Free

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-03-09 Thread 印場 乃亜
Hi, I also always use .pas, but the idea of using .pp for sources only intended to compile in FPK and .pas for more portable source code is interesting. The only problem is there is no free Delphi for me to test with anymore, right? Since FreePascal works on nearly every platform, I don't

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Sven Barth
Am 25.02.2013 07:14 schrieb Eric Kom eric...@metropolitancollege.co.za: Good day, Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files extension? It's mostly a historical difference..pas are units that could (originally) be compiled with Turbo Pascal as well (which is why all units of the

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Sven Barth wrote: Am 25.02.2013 07:14 schrieb Eric Kom eric...@metropolitancollege.co.za: Good day, Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files extension? It's mostly a historical difference..pas are units that could (originally) be compiled with Turbo

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Sven Barth
On 25.02.2013 09:30, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Sven Barth wrote: Am 25.02.2013 07:14 schrieb Eric Kom eric...@metropolitancollege.co.za: Good day, Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files extension? It's mostly a historical difference..pas are units

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Tomas Hajny
On Mon, February 25, 2013 11:40, Sven Barth wrote: On 25.02.2013 09:30, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Sven Barth wrote: . . Today .pp is used for example for FPC's test files (also for new ones) out if habit. I think you are under a misapprehension. It is not 'out of

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Sven Barth wrote: On 25.02.2013 09:30, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Sven Barth wrote: Am 25.02.2013 07:14 schrieb Eric Kom eric...@metropolitancollege.co.za: Good day, Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files extension? It's

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Sven Barth
On 25.02.2013 11:49, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Sven Barth wrote: On 25.02.2013 09:30, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Sven Barth wrote: Am 25.02.2013 07:14 schrieb Eric Kom eric...@metropolitancollege.co.za: Good day, Please what is a

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2013-02-25 10:51, Sven Barth wrote: That's indeed a valid argument pro .pp And a large argument against .pp extensions is that NO editor out there (except for FP Text IDE and Lazarus) knows about .pp, so pascal syntax highlighting never works. You have to always manually force the pascal

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: On 2013-02-25 10:51, Sven Barth wrote: That's indeed a valid argument pro .pp And a large argument against .pp extensions is that NO editor out there (except for FP Text IDE and Lazarus) knows about .pp, so pascal syntax highlighting never

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Henry Vermaak
On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:00:25AM +, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: On 2013-02-25 10:51, Sven Barth wrote: That's indeed a valid argument pro .pp And a large argument against .pp extensions is that NO editor out there (except for FP Text IDE and Lazarus) knows about .pp, so pascal syntax

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Bart
On 2/25/13, Graeme Geldenhuys gra...@geldenhuys.co.uk wrote: And a large argument against .pp extensions is that NO editor out there (except for FP Text IDE and Lazarus) knows about .pp, LazEdit (or EPlus)? Bart ___ fpc-pascal maillist -

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Mark Morgan Lloyd
Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: On 2013-02-25 10:51, Sven Barth wrote: That's indeed a valid argument pro .pp And a large argument against .pp extensions is that NO editor out there (except for FP Text IDE and Lazarus) knows about .pp, so pascal syntax highlighting never works. You have to always

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2013-02-25 11:09, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: That is a bug in these editors, you should file a report. Kate, gEdit, syn, mcedit, vim, emacs, Notepad++, Geany etc... I wouldn't even know where to start finding all their bug tracker information. And honestly, I simply don't have the time.

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Michael Van Canneyt
On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: On 2013-02-25 11:09, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: That is a bug in these editors, you should file a report. Kate, gEdit, syn, mcedit, vim, emacs, Notepad++, Geany etc... I wouldn't even know where to start finding all their bug tracker

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 2013-02-25 12:39, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: Somehow, tongue-in-cheek humour never seems to work through email... Nope. Or I'm just no good at it. Neither am I. :) Regards, - Graeme - -- fpGUI Toolkit - a cross-platform GUI toolkit using Free Pascal http://fpgui.sourceforge.net/

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread John Coppens
On Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:36:18 + Graeme Geldenhuys gra...@geldenhuys.co.uk wrote: Kate, gEdit, syn, mcedit, vim, emacs, Notepad++, Geany etc... I wouldn't even know where to start finding all their bug tracker information. And honestly, I simply don't have the time. Using .pas is just

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread waldo kitty
On 2/25/2013 00:34, Eric Kom wrote: Good day, Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files extension? IIRC, pp is objectpascal whereas pas is general pascal... ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-25 Thread Ralf A. Quint
At 12:19 PM 2/25/2013, waldo kitty wrote: On 2/25/2013 00:34, Eric Kom wrote: Good day, Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files extension? IIRC, pp is objectpascal whereas pas is general pascal... There is no is, it's all up to you what kind of convention you use. From the

[fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-24 Thread Eric Kom
Good day, Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files extension? -- Kind Regards Eric Kom System Administrator Programmer - Metropolitan College _ / You are scrupulously honest, frank, and \ | straightforward. Therefore you have few | \

Re: [fpc-pascal] differences between .pp and .pas files

2013-02-24 Thread Ralf A. Quint
At 09:34 PM 2/24/2013, Eric Kom wrote: Good day, Please what is a difference between .pp and .pas files extension? two characters... ;-) _ / You are scrupulously honest, frank, and \ | straightforward. Therefore you have few | \ friends.