[fpc-pascal] help: converting windows API to linux

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Bee wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I've been trying to convert a Delphi unit to FPC. The problem is the unit
> utilizes lots of low level windows APIs, such as: VirtualProtect, CreateEvent,
> CloseHandle, etc. Due my lack of linux low level API knowledge, I hope someone
> here could show me where to find a complete guide about similar linux API of
> the windows counterpart, including the description, the parameter lists, the
> API behavior differences, and which FPC unit should be used (instead of just
> windows unit).
> 
> Or maybe I should just rewrite the whole unit from scratch on linux? :-D

You should rewrite the whole unit in a cross-platform manner.

Michael.