[Lazarus] New member with compiler query

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

Gordon Cooper wrote:
> On 05/04/2014 07:32 PM, Sven Barth wrote:
>> Are you sure you mean Motorola CPUs?
> 
>  I think so. If my memory is right, early Apple computers used
> the 6800 series cpu - 6809  was one of them. I maintained a batch
> of old Apple II's that were in process control where I worked.  Then
> we had a video editor with a 68000 processor (not sure which one).
> 
> But if they are all too old and only the Mac Intel are to be considered,
> I will be happy.  I am having enough to think about with coming back
>  to Pascal after leaving it a couple of years after Delphi 3.

Forget the Apple II, it's not relevant. Forget the 68k-based Macs, 
they're for retro buffs (yes, I've got one). If you can lay hands on a 
PowerPC (PPC) Mac with OSX then it might be relevant, you might be able 
to dual-boot it to Linux but don't expect mainstream distreaux to keep 
up with x86 (I've had to stop at Lenny on one of mine). Otherwise I 
think you need to keep your eyes open for an Intel-based Mac, I'm not 
sure that you'd be able to run OSX on a standard PC even if you could 
get hold of a copy.

I've not yet got FPC/Lazarus running on my OSX PPC Mac. I believe it 
does, but there's quite simply limits to how many things I can do with 
limited time. But in general, Lazarus on different unix platforms and in 
particular on different Linux distreaux is pretty consistent: the "last 
mile" is going to be compiling for OSX, and trying to conform to Apple's 
design guidelines and the Apple community's expectations.

-- 
Mark Morgan Lloyd
markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk

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