[fpc-pascal]Using FPC

[Michael.VanCanneyt at Wisa.be]

On Sat, 19 Jul 2003, Israel Simas wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm a student of Data Processing college and in its labs i always wrote code
> using Turbo Pascal. For self development as a programmer, i started to
> search some way to study pascal at home, and found FPC.
> But i couldn't use it as i expected.
> I've downloaded the w321010full file, and installed it as explained, but the
> compiling test failed. I've set the variable as recommended to...

Please explain more details what went wrong.
Also, Where did you install it ? DO NOT install under 'program files',
because the GNU linker cannot handle spaces in filenames.

What did you do to compile ?


> I ask you to please help me and give me hints about how to use FPC. Do i
> have to write code in a simple text editor and compile it in DOS mode?? My
> OS is Windows ME.

There is a text-mode IDE with integrated debugging. It is called 'fp'

Michael.