Wow. Did I understand that right? Does that mean that by using LCL and FCL I can get my delphi program to be platform independent? Is it because of .Net integration? Excuse my stupid questions:)
Anu Rang, TotallyFreeEnergy http://totallyfreeenergy.zxq.net --- In [email protected], MichaÅ Andrzej Woźniak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > Just thinking... Wouldn't Lazarus/FreePascal > (http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org) be a better solution? > > LCL (Lazarus Components Library) and FCL (Free Components Library) are close > to being completely compatible with the VLC, and FreePascal offers Delphi > compatibility mode. > > And, what's most important, once written code compiles and runs on Windows, > Linux, Mac, BSD and then some, not requiring *any* runtimes/VMs on the client > machine (opposite to Java). > > Oh, and it's Free as in Speech. Which might be another plus in your project. > > I am using Lazarus for quite some time and I would definitely consider it > worth a try for you. > > Cheers > mike > > Dnia wtorek 03 czerwiec 2008, Frederick Huddleston napisaÅ(a): > > Hello Friends, > > Thank you for your comments. I have spent the last 12 years writing > > free Delphi software for teachers to teach STEM (Science, > > Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics) to children using a submarine > > simulator to travel the oceans. My vision is that it goes international > > so all of the earth's can work together on the same virtual mission as a > > singe team in multiple countries under the direction of their teachers. > > All the world's children can be come shipmates, and war will become and > > obsolete human behavior. > > > > I like Delphi, however the software must also run on Linux and Macintosh. > > I now realize that for it to go international, Java seems to be the best > > for all children's computers on the planet Earth. > > > > Any conversion advice is greatly appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > Fred Huddleston > > > > Peter Luijer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Fred, > > > > Are you serious? > > That's the same as asking if a car can be converted to an airplane... > > > > Both are ways of transportation and each great at what they do, but you > > can't just convert them > > from one to another. > > > > Possibly there are tools that are able to aid you in porting code (like > > there are tools for C-header > > files to pascal-files), but most of the work has still to be done by a > > programmer. > > > > Greetz, > > > > Peter. > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens > > Fred > > Verzonden: dinsdag 3 juni 2008 10:28 > > Aan: [email protected] > > Onderwerp: [delphi-en] Delphi to Java > > > > Hi Everyone, > > Is there any software that helps convert my Delphi 5 code to Java? > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > Fred Huddleston > > Home 219-884-5302 > > Cell 219-789-5993 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
