[fpc-other] Re: [fpc-devel] Parallel processing in the compiler

2010-09-06 Thread Florian Klaempfl
Am 06.09.2010 10:17, schrieb Graeme Geldenhuys: > On 6 September 2010 10:04, Florian Klaempfl wrote: >> >> Yes, I forgot that you don't like easy to use software. > > I'm using FPC and Lazarus, aren't I? ;-) Indeed, rather strange ... > > >> Oh really? Strangly enough other software works fi

[fpc-other] Re: [fpc-devel] Parallel processing in the compiler

2010-09-06 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 6 September 2010 10:27, Henry Vermaak wrote: > The install is crazy, it basically installs a whole mingw/msys system > (when I last checked).  I've already got an mingw/msys install and > having two is suicide.  I've heard that people use the git install as > a base and then install other mingw/

Re: [fpc-other] Re: [fpc-devel] Parallel processing in the compiler

2010-09-06 Thread Henry Vermaak
On 6 September 2010 10:20, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 6 September 2010 10:27, Henry Vermaak wrote: >> The install is crazy, it basically installs a whole mingw/msys system >> (when I last checked).  I've already got an mingw/msys install and >> having two is suicide.  I've heard that people use

Re: [fpc-other] Re: [fpc-devel] Parallel processing in the compiler

2010-09-06 Thread Florian Klaempfl
Am 06.09.2010 11:20, schrieb Graeme Geldenhuys: > Saying that, my Windows usage is limited these days. For the last few > years, most of my time spent developing software is under Linux. But > we do test our software and do bug fixing under Windows, in a > VirtualBox session. In such cases I do use

Re: [fpc-other] Re: [fpc-devel] Parallel processing in the compiler

2010-09-06 Thread Marco van de Voort
In our previous episode, Henry Vermaak said: > > how it should integrate with Windows, and how it should handle > > LineEnding characters etc. ?Nothing difficult about it, and the tools > > included work just fine. > > Yes, I'm talking about msysgit. It installs a whole msys tree, which > I am no

[fpc-other] Re: inf files and textmode IDE (fwd)

2010-09-06 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 6 September 2010 10:52, Marco van de Voort wrote: > > When the recent discussion about git moved to fpc-other, that reminded me > that the last to-fpc-other discussion had loose ends :-) Oh boy, this sounds serious. Doesn't not replying, also answer a question. ;-) Just kidding. > - Don't

[fpc-other] Re: inf files and textmode IDE (fwd)

2010-09-06 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
In case those previous attachments don't go through (which it seems they didn't), here are some external links to those images. How I setup INF files with textmode IDE: http://opensoft.homeip.net/~graemeg/fp_ide_inf_setup.png TStringList overview topic as shown in textmode IDE: http://opensof

Re: [fpc-other] Re: [fpc-devel] Parallel processing in the compiler

2010-09-06 Thread Sven Barth
Am 06.09.2010 11:29, schrieb Henry Vermaak: Yes, I'm talking about msysgit. It installs a whole msys tree, which I am not interested in, as I've explained above. Perhaps I'll try and build git inside my own msys. I have no idea why they just didn't integrate it - I'm sure there must be a reaso

Re: [fpc-other] Re: [fpc-devel] Parallel processing in the compiler

2010-09-06 Thread Henry Vermaak
On 6 September 2010 12:21, Sven Barth wrote: > Am 06.09.2010 11:29, schrieb Henry Vermaak: >> >> Yes, I'm talking about msysgit.  It installs a whole msys tree, which >> I am not interested in, as I've explained above.  Perhaps I'll try and >> build git inside my own msys.  I have no idea why they

Re: [fpc-other] Re: [fpc-devel] Parallel processing in the compiler

2010-09-06 Thread Sven Barth
Am 06.09.2010 13:46, schrieb Henry Vermaak: The problem, as I've stated previously, is that (imo) having two different mingw/msys installations on the path would be asking for trouble (different versions of gcc, libs, etc). That's why some people start with the git install, then unzip extra pack

Re: [fpc-other] Re: [fpc-devel] Parallel processing in the compiler

2010-09-06 Thread Henry Vermaak
On 6 September 2010 13:32, Sven Barth wrote: > Am 06.09.2010 13:46, schrieb Henry Vermaak: >> >> The problem, as I've stated previously, is that (imo) having two >> different mingw/msys installations on the path would be asking for >> trouble (different versions of gcc, libs, etc).  That's why som

[fpc-other] Re: inf files and textmode IDE (fwd)

2010-09-06 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 6 September 2010 15:36, Marco van de Voort wrote: > No, you compared a compressed INF to a CHM, on the basis that they had the > exact same context, while in fact the content generating routines are > different (html vs linear, with html repeating more code, e.g. for the > larger class overview

Re: [fpc-other] Re: inf files and textmode IDE (fwd)

2010-09-06 Thread Tomas Hajny
On Mon, September 6, 2010 17:20, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 6 September 2010 15:36, Marco van de Voort wrote: . . >> I assume the inf stuff is easily fixable if sb could be bothered, but >> the >> problem is also a bit that the whole helpsystem is too simplistic. > > Like I said, I don't mind

Re: [fpc-other] Re: inf files and textmode IDE (fwd)

2010-09-06 Thread Graeme Geldenhuys
On 6 September 2010 17:58, Tomas Hajny wrote: > > Neither Lazarus IDE nor MSEide are available under OS/2 and I don't expect > that to change any time soon. So if I use an IDE (rather than a standalone > editor and command line tools - that is an option I occasionally use too > depending on the par

Re: [fpc-other] Re: inf files and textmode IDE (fwd)

2010-09-06 Thread Tomas Hajny
On Mon, September 6, 2010 19:14, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > On 6 September 2010 17:58, Tomas Hajny wrote: >> >> Neither Lazarus IDE nor MSEide are available under OS/2 and I don't >> expect >> that to change any time soon. So if I use an IDE (rather than a >> standalone >> editor and command line t