[lazarus] Win32 crash fixed

[Chris]

I think the difference is in how windows is installed. If it's installed
with ntfs then DOS isn't supported. (I'm hearing this third hand so don't
quote me). In any case, we can't rely on it.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Bowes" <keith_bowes at hotmail.com>
To: <lazarus at miraclec.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [lazarus] Win32 crash fixed


> From: "Luis R. Hilario" <l_hilario at yahoo.com>
> > >
> > Windows '98 / IE 5.5 (and Mozilla :)
> >
>
> All editions of Windows 95 and 98 had DOS compatibility (so you could run
> your existing DOS and Windows 3.x programs).  Windows ME removed it and,
> AFAIK, Windows NT (which includes Windows 2000 and XP) never had it.  I
came
> to the assumption that windres failing was related to the Windows version
> when Marco revealed he was using Windows 98 and it was failing, but it
> worked for me in Windows ME and continued to work when I upgraded to XP.
>
> > I is using a clean copy now (before used that of Linux).
> > After learning to use WinCVS is using it to obtain the sources for
> > Windows.
> >
> > I is compiling to Lazarus of two forms: Manually (l.bat) and using
> > make.exe (with a little aid).
> >
> > Using make.exe
> > --------------
> > windres -i lazarus.rc -o lazarus.res
> > make
> >
> > Yes!
> >
> >
> > Using l.bat
> > -----------
> > windres -i lazarus.rc -o lazarus.res
> > l.bat
> >
> > Compiling .\lcl\interfaces\win32\winext.pas
> > winext.pas(109,13) Error: Illegal type conversion
> > winext.pas(150,32) Warning: Local variable LASTP does not seem to be
> > initialized
> >
> > winext.pas(180,26) Error: Illegal type conversion
> > winext.pas(182,26) Error: Illegal type conversion
> > winext.pas(212) Fatal: There were 3 errors compiling module, stopping
> >
> > All the errors are resolved putting a "@".
> >
> > Function StrToPChar(Const Str: String): PChar;
> > Begin
> >   TmpStr := PChar(@Str[1]);
> >   Result := TmpStr;
> > End;
> >
> > Function StrToPChar(Const Str: String): PChar; // Is the same thing,
> > truth?
> > Begin
> >   Result := PChar(@Str[1]);
> > End;
> >
> > And now it compiles.
> >
>
> You need to enable long (ANSI) strings with the -Sh option.  This option
is
> set automatically for you in the Makefile.
>
> > Of the two forms Lazarus and the examples "function".
> >
> > --
> >  |------------------------------|
> > | Luis R. Hilario                |
> > | http://www.luis-digital.8m.com |
> >  |------------------------------|
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> ----
>
>
> > ppc386 -S2
>
lazarus.pp -Fudebugger -Fudesigner -Fucomponents\synedit -Fucomponents\codet
>
ools -Fiinclude -Fiinclude/win32 -Fulcl -Filcl/include -Fulcl/interfaces/win
> 32
> >
>
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