[fpc-other] Using ideU for beginners

[Paul Breneman]

On 05/28/2017 05:46 PM, Paul Breneman wrote:
> On 05/28/2017 09:14 AM, Paul Breneman wrote:
>> I got a little started: http://wiki.freepascal.org/ideU
>>
>> Probably should add additional pages for:
>> A) Example of use (polYdev, translating fpc applications into Java 
>> applications with text that started this message thread)
>> B) How to start (for beginners per www.controlpascal.com/tutorial.htm 
>> *after* start with mini distributions)
>> - first step (install complete fpc, compile & run a console program 
>> like *Hello World*, introduce debugging?)
>> - second step (install fpGUI, compile & run Control Terminal)
>>
>> How simple can we make this?
> 
> I think that before creating more new pages for beginners that I should 
> do what I mentioned a few days ago.  I'm still a beginner myself!  :)
> 
>  From the new wiki page: http://wiki.freepascal.org/ideU
> 
> To see ideU in operation (in translating fpc applications into Java 
> applications) watch this 6 MB video: 
> https://sites.google.com/site/designerext/fpc_java.mp4 and follow these 
> instructions: 
> http://lists.freepascal.org/pipermail/fpc-pascal/2017-April/050711.html
> 
> I'll try to figure out how to do things first on my 64-bit Xubuntu 16.04 
> for a console program.  After that is clear it should be easier to try 
> the same thing on Android?

I just *easily* translated *two* fpGUI programs into Java applications:
1) memotest from www.turbocontrol.com/easyfpgui.htm
2) ctrlterm from www.ctrlterm.com/

There were only *two* changes to the instructions:
1) *Replace* "begin MainProc;" with "exports ..."
2) *Add* "-fPIC" to compile parameters in memotest.sh and ctrlterm.sh

I'll update the wiki and try a simple console program.