[Lazarus] Crosscompile to Android on arm?

[Paul Breneman]

Sorry that my Anaren link was bad.  I haven't found my *old* development 
kit yet but this works better:
https://www.anaren.com/catalog/wireless-transceivers/proprietary-rf

My last message to you Bo:
http://lists.lazarus-ide.org/pipermail/lazarus/2018-June/234962.html


On 07/25/2018 11:47 AM, Paul Breneman via Lazarus wrote:
> On 07/25/2018 08:04 AM, Bo Berglund via Lazarus wrote:
>> I have a GUI program developed in FPC/Lazarus x64 on Windows.
>> It is an IoT device configuration application which would benefit from
>> being portable, i.e. executable on an Android phone. The devices in
>> question will be placed in locations where configuration would be
>> easier from a phone.
>>
>> Before I start digging in to the multiple pages I have found on the
>> fpc/Android subject I want to ask if it would be feasible to
>> cross-compile my Windows application for Android phone use?
>>
>> I have used standard GUI controls in Lazarus for the visual parts and
>> Indy10 (via indylaz) for the TCP/IP communications stuff.
>>
>> Any advice welcome!
>> But if it turns out to be a learning path several weeks long it is
>> probably not worth the effort...
> 
> You *hope* to compile a program *directly* on an Android phone with 
> *little* effort?  :)
> 
> You could possibly hire me (or other that I know).
> 
> Or we could trade things?
> 
> On 6/11/18 I wrote a message on this forum to you about a security 
> dongle I need to use in Lazarus.  I'll trade some work for that code!
> 
> I've spent a bit of time investigating similar things:
> 
> http://www.turbocontrol.com/userland.htm
> 
> http://controlpascal.com/self-hosted.htm
> 
> I got a couple of these kits several years ago:
> https://www.anaren.com/search/iot%20product%20bluetooth%20smart%20development%20kit 
> 
> 
> A company who builds waterproof equipment could hopefully use 
> inexpensive Android tablets occasionally to change equipment settings (a 
> *lot* less expensive than adding waterproof user IO equipment to their 
> gear).
> 
> I'd enjoy hearing more ideas from others!
> 
> Best regard,
> Paul
> www.ControlPascal.com