linux/windows

**tux** · 20-06-2005, 03:42 PM

can FPC compile linux apps on a windows platform?

im wondering because a site im making will need a linux app but im not up for installing linux (and i cant get it running in microsoft virtual pc, and the other virtual pc software what i forgot its name causes a BSOD when creating a hdd).

also what are the IDE options other then lazarus?

**HopeDagger** · 20-06-2005, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by tux

also what are the IDE options other then lazarus?

The only one I know of other than Laz and the DOS IDE that comes with FPC is Dev-Pascal. We certainly need a bigger arsenal of Pascal IDEs out there! :)

**{MSX}** · 20-06-2005, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by tux

can FPC compile linux apps on a windows platform?

im wondering because a site im making will need a linux app but im not up for installing linux (and i cant get it running in microsoft virtual pc, and the other virtual pc software what i forgot its name causes a BSOD when creating a hdd).

One that named himself "tux" should not use this trick

Go for a Linux distro!

(just joking)
You could try with the -Tlinux option for fpc, it should work but probably needs the basic linux libraries on disk.

also what are the IDE options other then lazarus?

Well i work on a GTK2 IDE from time to time but it's very poor

I don't know of any other.
Bye!

**tux** · 20-06-2005, 09:22 PM

i had linux installed earlier htis month but only used it for web work, and that can be done in windows easy so i thought theres no point wasting hdd space and time in rebooting.

looks like ill need linux again then

**Almindor** · 21-06-2005, 11:22 AM

See the http://www.stack.nl/~marcov/buildfaq.pdf
There's info about cross-compilation somewhere. FPC is the only compiler I know which can rather easily compile from any platform/arch to any other platform/arch.

**WILL** · 25-06-2005, 05:29 AM

As far as I know, FPC can cross-compiler on win32 to Linux, win32 or Mac OS X. And vice versa on Linux or Mac OS X aswell...

**Bart** · 25-06-2005, 03:38 PM

You should compile with -Tlinux and add the Linux headers from the Linux version. I once tried to compile a windows binary on a Linux os and that didn't work. I don't know if it works.