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* All file/dir paths must be absolute (started with \). | * All file/dir paths must be absolute (started with \). | ||
* WinCE is unicode OS. All string parameters to API calls must be PWideChar. | * WinCE is unicode OS. All string parameters to API calls must be PWideChar. | ||
| + | === First tests === | ||
| + | * There is a writeln pb : text to std output give a runtime error 103. So trying the same code with evc -> result: nothing appear. | ||
| + | * In fact cmd.exe is not installed by default on pda's ie not text console, no CON: device but this can be installed with external | ||
| + | tools (ms provide one with PowerToys,there are others on the net) | ||
| + | * After that cmd.exe is installed, running the previous simpliest printf progs, show the expected text in a text window, existing of console.dll in \windows dir have been detected and stdout configured at runtime. | ||
| + | * The only difference is that a new console is opened every time, even if hello.exe is run from a console ! | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Links == | ||
| + | * Useful WinCE info http://www.rainer-keuchel.de/documents.html | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 13 August 2005
The WinCE port is under development. Currently only WinCE on ARM and i386 (WinCE emulator) is supported.
Status
The 2.1.x compiler has compiler support for arm-wince and a partial working system unit.
TODO
- Converting PocketPC SDK headers to Windows unit is needed. It is main show-stopper now.
Building
- You need cross binutils for arm-wince, get them from ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/pub/fpc/contrib/cross/arm-wince-binutils.zip for Win32.
- Extract them to some dir in the path on your machine.
- Prepend the executable from the archive with a arm-wince- i.e. as.exe becomes arm-wince-as.exe.
- Get the 2.1 source repository from SVN: http://www.freepascal.org/develop.html#svn
- Go to fpc/compiler and execute make cycle CPU_TARGET=arm OS_TARGET=wince
At a certain point this breaks when the native compiler is compiled. This doesn't hurt, because you usually don't need the native compiler.
You should end with the units compiled to fpc/rtl/units/arm-wince and a ppccrossarm.exe in fpc/compiler. Copy them to locations fitting your fpc installation.
Documentation
WinCE port notes
- chdir always produces an error (WinCE does not support setting of current directory).
- All file/dir paths must be absolute (started with \).
- WinCE is unicode OS. All string parameters to API calls must be PWideChar.
First tests
- There is a writeln pb : text to std output give a runtime error 103. So trying the same code with evc -> result: nothing appear.
- In fact cmd.exe is not installed by default on pda's ie not text console, no CON: device but this can be installed with external
tools (ms provide one with PowerToys,there are others on the net)
- After that cmd.exe is installed, running the previous simpliest printf progs, show the expected text in a text window, existing of console.dll in \windows dir have been detected and stdout configured at runtime.
- The only difference is that a new console is opened every time, even if hello.exe is run from a console !
Links
- Useful WinCE info http://www.rainer-keuchel.de/documents.html
