[fpc-pascal] converting a TP/BP library to FPC

[Tomas Hajny]

On Thu, December 6, 2012 08:46, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote:
> waldo kitty wrote:
>> w2k with FPC 2.6.0 release using lazarus 1.1 only as an editor... no GUI
>> stuffings at all... i'm using -Mtp in the project options...
>>
>> i have finally gotten around to trying to convert the old FTN/BBS MKSMG
>> library to FPC... it was written for DOS TP/BP and has defines for
>> windows which i assume is the early delphi... this is a first run at
>> this and i'm only working with a project file that contains all the
>> units in the uses clause...
>
>> PPS: sorry if this is rambling... today is my birthday and i'm also
>> celebrating that, such as it is -=B-)
>
> Happy birthday, hopefully the novelty hasn't work off yet :-)
>
> Thinking back to when people started doing this sort of conversion, as a
> general point keep an eye open for any code that loops to poll a key or
> e.g. display an on-screen clock. That sort of technique might be fine in
> DOS, but as soon as you have a multitasking OS you need to look for
> alternatives.

Indeed, good point - SysUtils.Sleep is a better option in this case.
Dos.GetMsCount (suggested in my other response to this thread) still has
its place if you need to check whether at least certain period passed
between two events, etc.

Tomas