[fpc-other] Re: inf files and textmode IDE (fwd)

[Tomas Hajny]

On Mon, September 6, 2010 17:20, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> On 6 September 2010 15:36, Marco van de Voort  wrote:
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>> I assume the inf stuff is easily fixable if sb could be bothered, but
>> the
>> problem is also a bit that the whole helpsystem is too simplistic.
>
> Like I said, I don't mind taking a look. But you keep talking about
> redesigning the textmode IDE help system. Is that effort really worth
> in for that one or two developers still using it. I thought everybody
> moved to greener pastures (where development still occurs) and now use
> Lazarus IDE or MSEide.

Neither Lazarus IDE nor MSEide are available under OS/2 and I don't expect
that to change any time soon. So if I use an IDE (rather than a standalone
editor and command line tools - that is an option I occasionally use too
depending on the particular task), it's the textmode IDE.


> I'll fix the INF help in the textmode IDE, but I really don't see the
> point in redesigning something that is ultimately not use by anybody.
> Silent developers don't count - they might already be dead for all we
> know.  :-)

I'm not sure whether redesigning it is really necessary (especially if the
goals, advantages and collateral damages are not known beforehand ;-) ),
but I'd appreciate fixing whatever bugs are there.


>> enthusiast) are going to fix .INF in the textmode IDE, or if I can
>> delete/disable it otherwise ;)
>
> Because it's probably something small, I'll fix it.

That would be nice. Obviously, having the official IBM docs working there
would be even better. ;-)

Tomas