[fpc-pascal] What to do to get new users

[Sven Barth]

Hairy Pixels via fpc-pascal <fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org> schrieb am
Sa., 30. Nov. 2024, 09:53:

> On Nov 30, 2024 at 3:11:10 PM, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal <
> fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org> wrote:
>
>> This is very much on topic. FPC has no build system
>>
>> Huh ? Of course it does, it has 2. fpcmake (older) and fpmake.
>>
>> Please don't spread incorrect information.
>>
>
> sorry but it’s not really part of the compiler, just something that
> generates commands it feeds to the compile right?. aren’t new compilers
> doing away with this design and integrating the whole setup? Having the
> build system and the compiler as two different programs is the root of so
> much confusion.
>

The spread of make, CMake and all the other various build systems for
various compilers tells otherwise.

Also compared to other compilers FPC and Delphi are relatively aware of
stuff. Just be sure to pass in the right directories, have some start unit
and things will be compiled as intended. That can even be simplified by the
author providing some fpc.cfg that can be loaded with "@" on the command
line. As long as specific units don't require special settings that come
from outside  that is all that is needed.

Regards,
Sven
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