[fpc-pascal] Basically on the right track?

[Patrick]

On 12/28/2012 08:39 AM, Juha Manninen wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 6:47 AM, Patrick<patrick at spellingbeewinnars.org>  wrote:
>    
>> I am also finding the site confusing. If I click on AMD64/x86_64  on the
>> binary download page and then choose  sourceforge, I end up being offered a
>> package that says fpc-2.6.0.i386-linux.tar.
>>
>> I did find another link and installed the compiler.
>>      
> The AMD64/x86_64 link is for a crosscompiler of some sort. It does not
> work when you install it to your 64-bit computer. I have tested that
> many times because I always forget it.
> It is so extremely misleading! Could someone from the FPC team please fix it.
> Also the FPC sources can be found only behind many clicks. It could be
> more straightforward.
> ... and the Debian packages are divided to 44 (or some) pieces which
> should be downloaded one by one.
> Fortunately Mattias Gärtner has made easy Debian packages for FPC.
> They can be found in Lazarus downloads page. (!)
>
> This is bad. The first impression is always important and installation
> should be as simple as possible.
> It bothers me even though I am not a newbie any more.
> Lazarus pages are a bit messy, too, but not as bad.
>
>
> Juha
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Hi Juha

Thanks for your post :)

Could you send me the link for the right 64 bit binary ?

Thanks Marco and Sven for your posts too, let me make sure my set up is 
correct first though before I trouble you more with helloworld.pas

-Patrick