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===About=== | ===About=== | ||
This package is a conversion of TurboPower SysTools for Kylix Version 1.01 to FPC/Lazarus. The conversion process was started on June 12, 2003 and initially completed on June 17,2003 | This package is a conversion of TurboPower SysTools for Kylix Version 1.01 to FPC/Lazarus. The conversion process was started on June 12, 2003 and initially completed on June 17,2003 | ||
===Status: Alpha=== | ===Status: Alpha=== | ||
| − | With this release, all of the units compile and most are probably working. I've flagged any changes I've made with a //TL tag. If there were issues, I added one or more ! to TL. You can grep through the code and selectively list these areas using the tags. Serious, functionality breaking problems have two or more !!. | + | With this release, all of the units compile and most are probably working. I've flagged any changes I've made with a //TL tag. If there were issues, I added one or more ! to TL. You can grep through the code and selectively list these areas using the tags. Serious, functionality breaking problems have two or more !!. |
| − | Out of over the 50,000+ lines of code in the library there are about 130 instances of serious errors that need to be fixed... and these probably comprise a set of about a dozen types. Once these are solved, the solution can be applied to others in | + | Out of over the 50,000+ lines of code in the library there are about 130 instances of serious errors that need to be fixed... and these probably comprise a set of about a dozen types. Once these are solved, the solution can be applied to others in its class. |
All of the units were converted in the 1.01 release except 2... which were the barcode or StSystem units. The barcode I/O seemed to have printing and QT dependencies that I didn't think were resolvable with a reasonable amount of effort. The system unit had a LOT of problems compiling and didn't seem to offer anything that wasn't already done better in the existing FPC Linux unit. | All of the units were converted in the 1.01 release except 2... which were the barcode or StSystem units. The barcode I/O seemed to have printing and QT dependencies that I didn't think were resolvable with a reasonable amount of effort. The system unit had a LOT of problems compiling and didn't seem to offer anything that wasn't already done better in the existing FPC Linux unit. | ||
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This package was created and generously made available to the open source community by [http://sourceforge.net/projects/tpsystoolskylix/ TurboPower Software] | This package was created and generously made available to the open source community by [http://sourceforge.net/projects/tpsystoolskylix/ TurboPower Software] | ||
| − | Initial conversion to Lazarus and | + | Initial conversion to Lazarus and Free Pascal by [[User:VlxAdmin | Tom Lisjac]]. |
===License=== | ===License=== | ||
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Most of the common changes that were needed for FPC conversion were: | Most of the common changes that were needed for FPC conversion were: | ||
* Prefixing function parameters with an "@" | * Prefixing function parameters with an "@" | ||
| − | * Commenting out the critical section code... there were ifdefs around them but I didn't try to use them. This needs to be revisited and updated | + | * Commenting out the critical section code... there were ifdefs around them but I didn't try to use them. This needs to be revisited and updated in the next pass. |
| − | * FPC claimed duplicate | + | * FPC claimed duplicate ID's in a lot of method declarations that Delphi/Kylix obviously didn't worry about. I approached this, for better or worse, by adding a 1 suffix to the identifier in the declarations... and then fixing up the implementations. All are flagged for and should be reviewed. |
* The Libc unit was changed to Linux in all cases | * The Libc unit was changed to Linux in all cases | ||
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(press the Enter key when prompted for a password) | (press the Enter key when prompted for a password) | ||
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/lazarus-ccr co fpsystools | cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/lazarus-ccr co fpsystools | ||
| − | This package is also available from the | + | This package is also available from the Free Pascal Compiler CVS in projects/contrib/fpsystools |
===Dependencies / System Requirements=== | ===Dependencies / System Requirements=== | ||
| − | There's a ''lot'' of | + | There's a ''lot'' of in-line assembler... so most of the code is currently bound to the i386 platform. (Some of the assembler constructs are broken under FPC and need to be fixed.) |
===Installation=== | ===Installation=== | ||
Un-tar the file, cd to the directory and make. | Un-tar the file, cd to the directory and make. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 8 February 2015
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Free Pascal SysTools Package
About
This package is a conversion of TurboPower SysTools for Kylix Version 1.01 to FPC/Lazarus. The conversion process was started on June 12, 2003 and initially completed on June 17,2003
Status: Alpha
With this release, all of the units compile and most are probably working. I've flagged any changes I've made with a //TL tag. If there were issues, I added one or more ! to TL. You can grep through the code and selectively list these areas using the tags. Serious, functionality breaking problems have two or more !!.
Out of over the 50,000+ lines of code in the library there are about 130 instances of serious errors that need to be fixed... and these probably comprise a set of about a dozen types. Once these are solved, the solution can be applied to others in its class.
All of the units were converted in the 1.01 release except 2... which were the barcode or StSystem units. The barcode I/O seemed to have printing and QT dependencies that I didn't think were resolvable with a reasonable amount of effort. The system unit had a LOT of problems compiling and didn't seem to offer anything that wasn't already done better in the existing FPC Linux unit.
Author
This package was created and generously made available to the open source community by TurboPower Software
Initial conversion to Lazarus and Free Pascal by Tom Lisjac.
License
Site says "GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL 1.1)". Code headers mostly show MPL 1.1
Download
The latest release of FpSystools can be found on the Lazarus CCR Files page.
Change Log
Most of the common changes that were needed for FPC conversion were:
- Prefixing function parameters with an "@"
- Commenting out the critical section code... there were ifdefs around them but I didn't try to use them. This needs to be revisited and updated in the next pass.
- FPC claimed duplicate ID's in a lot of method declarations that Delphi/Kylix obviously didn't worry about. I approached this, for better or worse, by adding a 1 suffix to the identifier in the declarations... and then fixing up the implementations. All are flagged for and should be reviewed.
- The Libc unit was changed to Linux in all cases
Getting the latest source from CVS
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/lazarus-ccr login
(press the Enter key when prompted for a password)
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/lazarus-ccr co fpsystools
This package is also available from the Free Pascal Compiler CVS in projects/contrib/fpsystools
Dependencies / System Requirements
There's a lot of in-line assembler... so most of the code is currently bound to the i386 platform. (Some of the assembler constructs are broken under FPC and need to be fixed.)
Installation
Un-tar the file, cd to the directory and make.
