[fpc-pascal] Free Pascal console programs on Android are easy

[Paul Breneman]

On 03/24/2014 12:08 PM, Paul Breneman wrote:
> On 03/15/2014 07:33 PM, Paul Breneman wrote:
> ...
>> My main specialty is communication software (
>> www.turbocontrol.com/APro.htm ), so right now that is what I'm working
>> on.  I have a USB hub working with a keyboard on my Nexus 7 (via OTG),
>> but a FTDI USB-serial adapter doesn't show up in /dev so I hope to get
>> that (and some other Bluetooth and TCP/IP stuff) working next.
>>
>> But a GUI Hello World would be nice!  I did install the "libc-dev"
>> package to compile a Synapse Synaser program so if anyone wants to try
>> www.CtrlTerm.com that would be appreciated.
>>
>> My main (first) goal in this is to be able to run a single program (for
>> machine control) on an inexpensive tablet.  Maybe even with embedded
>> Firebird (I have an Android tablet with an Intel CPU if that is needed).
>
> Well, maybe I can wait on doing more with Free Vision and use fpGUI
> instead!  :)
>
> GNURoot has been updated!  See this text: "WheezyX rootfs type added -
> it has Xterms working. After launching it, use a vncviewer on your
> Android device or you PC to connect to it."  Now I hope to get Control
> Terminal working (first for WiFi and Bluetooth, then with USB OTG for
> Ethernet and Serial)!
>
> http://turbocontrol.com/gnuroot.htm

I just updated the above web page with a Control Terminal console 
program that uses Synapse to get the header of a web page.  Nice to see 
what can be done with a 2 MB zip and Free Pascal and Synapse.  Thanks 
for the great tools!