On Mon, 9 Mar 2015 17:32:55 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >Hi Harvey > >thanks for the tip, and thanks for taking the time to help me
Sure. However, I'm not sure how well Lazarus supports processors like the BBB. All I've used it on is the PC, where it's reasonably compatible with old Delphi code. I was not convinced that they really had done a good job on the language yet.... For embedded programming (Xmega), I use embedded C (GNU-AVR). Harvey > >regards >richard > >On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 8:02:29 PM UTC-4, Harvey White wrote: >> >> On Mon, 9 Mar 2015 16:48:04 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >> >> >I'd suggest taking a look at Free Pascal. It's well supported and can be >> >compiled and cross-compiled on a number of different platforms including >> >the BBB. It also enjoys a wide range of libraries and a good and active >> >support forum. You can get an idea of capabilities by visiting the >> Lazarus >> >website: http://www.lazarus-ide.org . Lazarus supports rapid >> application >> >development and is built *on top* of free pascal. Free pascal itself can >> >be run in a command line mode that disposes of all of the overhead that >> >goes with an elaborate GUI. This makes it well suited to applications >> >that don't require a lot of man-machine interaction. >> >> Lazarus also provides a GUI. >> > >> >Array handling is not integral to the Pascal language, but you will find >> a >> >broad assortment of math libraries, some more optimized than others, that >> >are written in the language. >> > >> >Both the Free Pascal Compiler and Lazarus are open-source and available >> for >> >free download on the internet. I've used both on an RPi, but have been >> >using C++ for now on my BBB. C++ has the advantage of being supported by >> >the the Eclipse IDE. You can use C++, of course, without exploiting it's >> >OOP capabilities. >> > >> >> I thought that the support for the cross compiled environment that we >> need for the BBB was lacking in Lazarus, good to hear that it is not. >> >> Had you made GUI applications with Lazarus? It would be good to know. >> Then there's still the library support for the hardware, though, but >> Pascal can call C++ routines, IIRC. >> >> Harvey >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
