[lazarus] Win32 Code Analysis

Michael.VanCanneyt at Wisa.be Michael.VanCanneyt at Wisa.be
Sat Mar 31 10:14:19 EST 2001




On Sat, 31 Mar 2001, Florian Klaempfl wrote:

> At 17:00 31.03.01 +0200, you wrote:
> > >
> > > So I don't think that it is easy to compile Lazarus with Delphi. Afaik
> > > the Delphi IDE isn't written in Delphi either...
> >
> >It is. The IDE is written in Delphi, or C++ builder. Which is the same.
>
> Now I'am confused! Delphi and C++ builder are the same?!?!
> I think, I need some explanation here :)

They use the same back end and the same IDE.
What more can be the same ?
The only thing which is different is the parser and
probably the expression evaluator.

>
> BTW: I'd a short look on the FreeCLX and I'am quite shocked how
> Borland did the porting: it's full of {$ifdef Linux}...{$endif} etc..

Well, we have some experience with cross-platform development, which they
don't.

> The next weeks, I'll spend some time in trying to get it compiled
> with FPC. The main problem will be probably the assembler...

And:
- Widestrings
- Variants
- INterfaces
- Threads
The FreeCLX contains almost no assembler except maybe in the system unit and
typinfo unit.

Michael.






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