On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:20:53 +0100 Bo Berglund <bo.bergl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 14:55:54 +0100, Mattias Gaertner > <nc-gaert...@netcologne.de> wrote: > > > > >lnet does not use Post/SendMessage, so it works even with the NoGUI > >widgetset. > > > >You can easily implement your own loop and simply call > >Application.ProcessMessages. > > > > Thanks, > you mean that Application.Processmessages is available in this console > program? It is available when you use the NoGUI widgetset. If you don't use it, you have to call CheckSynchronize yourself. > I did not know that. And it seems like TCustomApplication > does not automatically include it either. I get a error "identifier > not found: Application" when I try... > > But now I have a basic Lazarus IDE usage question: > When testing the lnet functions I copied the files from the lNet > download (the complete lib directory) to my pi home directory into an > lnet dir and set the project path to include this dir. AFAIK lnet has Lazarus packages. Use them instead of adding paths manually. > After successfully testing lnet I wanted to actually install it into > Lazarus so I extracted the complete zipfile (according to install > directions here: > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/lNet#Installation) into my lazarus > install dir at /home/pi/development/lazarus/components. > Then I went into Lazarus menu Package/Open Package file as instructed > on the webpage above and installed the lnet package. > > When it was all done and Lazarus restarted I removed the project path > to the sources I used before and compiled my test project and it > worked OK. ... and (hopefully) added the lnet lpk in the project inspector. > Then, just to make sure, I right-clicked on the TLTcp type name and > selected "Find declaration" and unit lNet opened in the IDE. > > But this unit is NOT where I expected it to be! Instead of in the > Lazarus component directory it shows to be located in: > /usr/local/fpc/source/utils/fppkg/lnet You have two lnet. One installed by fppkg and one manually. Open the right lnet .lpk once (Package / Open Package File). > How did this happen? Seems like there is a copy of lnet in this > location so which is Lazarus using? And how did it get there in the > first place? You used fppkg. > I am running FPC 3.1.1 (svn trunk a couple of week back) and Lazarus > 1.5 svn 50059M (don't know what M means) The M means you have local modifications. Mattias -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus