[fpc-pascal] Free Pascal console programs on Android are easy

[Paul Breneman]

On 03/15/2014 07:33 PM, Paul Breneman wrote:
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 >>> http://turbocontrol.com/gnuroot.htm is a new (unpublished) web page.
>>> Feedback appreciated!
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
> My main specialty is communication software (
> www.turbocontrol.com/APro.htm ), so right now that is what I'm working
> on.  I have a USB hub working with a keyboard on my Nexus 7 (via OTG),
> but a FTDI USB-serial adapter doesn't show up in /dev so I hope to get
> that (and some other Bluetooth and TCP/IP stuff) working next.
>
> But a GUI Hello World would be nice!  I did install the "libc-dev"
> package to compile a Synapse Synaser program so if anyone wants to try
> www.CtrlTerm.com that would be appreciated.
>
> My main (first) goal in this is to be able to run a single program (for
> machine control) on an inexpensive tablet.  Maybe even with embedded
> Firebird (I have an Android tablet with an Intel CPU if that is needed).

If someone wants to help, here are some ideas:
- Get the arm linux release from www.CtrlTerm.com and unzip it and use 
this to compile other code (below).

To try to get comm code working:
- Get the arm linux console serial release from this page and copy 
DlpTempG.pas to the CtrlTerm folder.  It compiled and ran for me, but it 
didn't find a port.
   http://turbocontrol.com/simpleserial.htm

To try to get x11 working:
-) Get the arm linux zip from here and copy to the CtrlTerm folder:
   http://turbocontrol.com/simplewindow.htm