Fpc4Nds on ubuntu 10.10

[Legolas]

Here:

ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/fpc/snapshot/trunk/arm-nds/

I have uploaded the i386-linux package only, but a win32 version will follow soon.

I'll upload the very last fpc4nds version from now on at this address, every time it is needed to update it, e.g. in case of devkitARM updates, so it should be easier to get a fresh working copy.

Out of topic, I have made a small bash script to compile and make the i386-linux package. Because I'm not in linux at all, I can't find a way to copy only executable files from a directory to another. Any advice?

[code_glitch]

you may have to use sudo to get root access so:

sudo cp -r source_directory destination_directory

should so. Giving fpc4nds a spin, but I get some access denied and segfaults. Trying to fix it atm.

[Legolas]

Of course you will need to install devkitARM following this guide:

http://devkitpro.org/wiki/Getting_Started/devkitARM

then add the fpc4nds path to ~/.bashrc:

export PATH=/opt/fpc4nds/bin/arm-nds:$PATH

and reload it:

source ~/.bashrc

Add a file .fpc.cfg in your home directory:

#IFDEF nds
-Tnds 
-XParm-eabi- 
-Fu/opt/fpc4nds/units/$fpctarget
-Fu/opt/fpc4nds/units/$fpctarget/*
-Fu/opt/fpc4nds/units/$fpctarget/rtl
-Fu/opt/fpc4nds/units/$fpctarget/libndsfpc
-FD/opt/fpc4nds/bin/arm-nds
-Fl/opt/devkitPro/libnds/lib
#IFDEF __THUMB__ 
 -Fl/opt/devkitPro/devkitARM/lib/gcc/arm-eabi/4.5.1/thumb
 -Fl/opt/devkitPro/devkitARM/arm-eabi/lib/thumb
#ELSE 
 -Fl/opt/devkitPro/devkitARM/lib/gcc/arm-eabi/4.5.1
 -Fl/opt/devkitPro/devkitARM/arm-eabi/lib
#ENDIF 
#ENDIF nds

I forgot to add a readme in the package...

BTW, this is for 32 bit (tested on Ubuntu 10.10)


About cp -r, I need to copy executable files only from a directory with mixed execs and .pas files. In windows I can do something like copy *.exe, but I can't find a suitable way to do the same thing in linux

[code_glitch]

cp -r recursively copies files. you can always do:
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sudo cp -r *.* /opt/fpc4nds/
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which will copy ALL files in the current directory to /opt/fpc4nds...


About that .fpc.cfg - if you do that it compiles all your code to nds... I think I will set up a fpc4nds user and dump everything there

[Legolas]

That, or (just read here) you can ignore the default fpc.cfg and pass another cfg file to the compiler:

fpc -n @myconfigfile.cfg hello.pp

[code_glitch]

sweet, I missed that one lets get started... Shame I have to use gnome to code: my kde keeps crashing geany? I mean whaaaat?