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=Welcome to the Lazarus and Free Pascal wiki=<br />
==About==<br />
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The goal of this wiki is to be a knowledge base for Free Pascal/Lazarus and [[Related projects|related projects]]. <br />
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Free Pascal already has good user documentation in several formats, but [[FPC development|FPC developer information, organizational information]] and subjects not yet [[FPC documentation|properly documented]] are collected in this wiki. <br />
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Lazarus, on the other hand, has some gaps in the user documentation. So this area was created as an “open document” or “wiki” where anyone can edit and add content. <br />
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The wiki speeds things by making it possible to make changes and additions with a browser! For tutorials, please take a look at the [http://www.chat11.com/30_Second_Quick_Wiki_Tutorial 30 Second Quick Wiki Tutorial] or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial WikiPedia Tutorial]. A [[Sand Box]] is available for practice. If you have any problems, please notify the site [http://sourceforge.net/users/vlx/ administrator] or post a bug report on the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus-ccr Lazarus-CCR] SF site. You can also leave a note or suggestion on our [[Site Feedback]] page.<br />
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For the Lazarus <b>project history</b>, see the [[History]] page.<br />
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==Free Pascal Documentation==<br />
;[[FPC documentation|FPC developer documentation]]<br />
:Contains available documentation for developers and other contributors of the Free Pascal Compiler, such as people involved in translation of messages to other languages, a list of pascal bindings, organizational information, procedure for FPC releases, ToDo lists, etc.<br />
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==Lazarus Documentation==<br />
;[[Lazarus Documentation]]<br />
:All the available documentation and [[Lazarus_Documentation#Lazarus_and_Pascal_Tutorials|tutorials]] for the Lazarus IDE (including the Free Pascal Compiler manuals) can be found on the [[Lazarus Documentation]] page. Many of the pages are "works in progress" so please feel free to add your experience to these sections. You can also create a personal page with contact information, if you wish.<br />
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==Downloads==<br />
All currently available components and packages are available on the [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=92177 Lazarus-CCR Sourceforge files area]. The Free Pascal Compiler and current test versions of Lazarus can be found at [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89339 The Lazarus Sourceforge site]. Additional documentation on these packages can also be found on the [[Components and Code examples]] wiki page if the person who contributed the code created one there [http://phd-thesis.com/thesis-writing writing service]. The Compiler and a lot of contributed code can be found on the [http://www.freepascal.org/download.var Free Pascal Compiler download mirrors] and on the [http://lazarus.freepascal.org Lazarus IDE website].<br />
Lazarus Snapshots download locations can be found [[Lazarus Snapshots Downloads | here]].<br />
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==Mailing lists==<br />
New and experienced users alike are invited to join the Lazarus-ccr [http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lazarus-ccr-announce announce] and [http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lazarus-ccr-general general] mailing lists.<br />
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Perhaps even more useful are the [http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=StaticPage&file=index&sURL=maill Lazarus] IDE mailing list and the [http://www.freepascal.org/maillist.html Free Pascal] developers or announcement mailing lists.<br />
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==Who is working on what?==<br />
If you're currently converting a component or library, or you need something converted, please post it on the [[Current conversion projects]] page. These postings will help guide developers who want to convert components that are in demand, as well as prevent the duplication of two people converting the same package.<br />
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==References, Links and Resources==<br />
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===Lazarus IDE===<br />
News and information about the status of the Lazarus IDE can be found on the [http://lazarus.freepascal.org Lazarus IDE website]. Ideas, todos, and other plans can be found at [[Lazarus Development Process]] page. Releases of the Lazarus IDE and Free Pascal compiler can be downloaded from there. The [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89339 Lazarus file area] also has the latest packages of the compiler and IDE available for download.<br />
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====Active Lazarus Projects====<br />
Our current listing of [[Projects using Lazarus]] with publicly accessible websites and Lazarus related files to download.<br />
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In the [[Lazarus Application Gallery]] you can see some screenshots of applications created with Lazarus.<br />
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====Super Sites and Link Farms====<br />
Our current collection of Delphi/Kylix related sites can be found on our [[Page Of Code Sites]]. Please add to it if you know of a good site that hasn't been listed yet.<br />
====Specialized Search Engines====<br />
There are some outstanding search and knowledge bases online that can be a great help for learning new techniques and solving problems.<br />
Tamarack Associates operates a fast [http://www.tamaracka.com/search.htm search] engine specifically for the Borland usenet archives. Mer Systems Inc. provides a similar search [http://www.mers.com/searchsite.html engine].<br />
Another outstanding source of information along with a sitewide [http://www.efg2.com/Lab/search.htm search] capability is Earl F. Glynn's Computer Lab and Reference [http://www.efg2.com/ Library].<br />
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====Marketing Case Studies====<br />
An [[Marketing_Case_Studies|opportunity for Lazarus users]] to explain why Lazarus is the IDE of choice.<br />
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====Presenting FPC/Lazarus at a trade show and at contests====<br />
FPC/Lazarus was presented with a booth at the [[Systems 2005]], the [[Systems 2006]] and the [[Systems 2007]] in Munich. Based on the experiences from these trade shows, a collection of [[Preparing a booth on a trade show|information]] to help future preparations for a trade show booth was built. Lazarus and related projects have also participated in a number of Contests, and a [[Contests|wiki page]] was prepared to help future contests inscriptions.</div>Adrianjackson21