Porting Delphi 7 Project to Unix

Hi Friends,

I am in a task to convert the Existing (Windows XP) Delphi 7 Project
to Unix platform supported. i am very new to this Unix, i have not
worked on that yet, i am trying for the good solution to do this, I
have visited some sites they have mentioned that Kylix and Lazarus
compilers (IDE) and some free Pascal compilers can do this job, but
that too complex process.
Can any one please help me on this.


Thanks in advance.

Rajkumar D.

On 2008-06-02, Raj <rajkumar.ad@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am in a task to convert the Existing (Windows XP) Delphi 7 Project
> to Unix platform supported. i am very new to this Unix, i have not
> worked on that yet, i am trying for the good solution to do this, I
> have visited some sites they have mentioned that Kylix and Lazarus
> compilers (IDE) and some free Pascal compilers can do this job,

(note that Lazarus uses FPC (Free Pascal compiler) as compiler. They are the
same thing)

> but that too complex process.
> Can any one please help me on this.

Then you are stuffed, and have the wine emulator as only other chance.

Op Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:55:03 -0700 (PDT) schreef Raj
<rajkumar.ad@gmail.com>:

>Hi Friends,
>
> I am in a task to convert the Existing (Windows XP) Delphi 7 Project
>to Unix platform supported. i am very new to this Unix, i have not
>worked on that yet, i am trying for the good solution to do this, I
>have visited some sites they have mentioned that Kylix and Lazarus
>compilers (IDE) and some free Pascal compilers can do this job, but
>that too complex process.
>Can any one please help me on this.
>
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Rajkumar D.
If you can learn Delphi, you certainly can learn Lazarus...

If however your app heavily relies on Windows specific stuff (like
DirectX, executing files based on file-extensions, OLE atomation
etc.), you'll have to rethink and redesign.
Commnon stuff (file-handling, databases, components) should be more
easy to port.

Bart
--
Bart Broersma
broersma.juda_ANTISPAM_@tiscali.nl
(ff _ANTISPAM_ wegpoetsen uit dit adres natuurlijk)

On Jun 2, 5:11*pm, Marco van de Voort <mar...@stack.nl> wrote:
> On 2008-06-02, Raj <rajkumar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > * I am in a task to convert the Existing (Windows XP) Delphi 7 Project
> > to Unix platform supported. i am very new to this Unix, i have not
> > worked on that yet, i am trying for the good solution to do this, I
> > have visited some sites they have mentioned that Kylix and Lazarus
> > compilers (IDE) and some free Pascal compilers can do this job,
>
> (note that Lazarus uses FPC (Free Pascal compiler) as compiler. They are the
> same thing)
>
> > but that too complex process.
> > Can any one please help me on this.
>
> Then you are stuffed, and have the wine emulator as only other chance.

Thanks for your answer. I am not familure with wine emulator, can you
tell me how it will be helpful for my project. Can we change the
Entire system without any hassels.

Thanks in advance.

On Jun 4, 1:20*pm, Bart <broersma.juda_ANTISP...@tiscali.nl> wrote:
> Op Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:55:03 -0700 (PDT) schreef Raj
> <rajkumar...@gmail.com>:
>
> >Hi Friends,
>
> > *I am in a task to convert the Existing (Windows XP) Delphi 7 Project
> >to Unix platform supported. i am very new to this Unix, i have not
> >worked on that yet, i am trying for the good solution to do this, I
> >have visited some sites they have mentioned that Kylix and Lazarus
> >compilers (IDE) and some free Pascal compilers can do this job, but
> >that too complex process.
> >Can any one please help me on this.
>
> >Thanks in advance.
>
> >Rajkumar D.
>
> If you can learn Delphi, you certainly can learn Lazarus...
>
> If however your app heavily relies on Windows specific stuff (like
> DirectX, executing files based on file-extensions, OLE atomation
> etc.), you'll have to rethink and redesign.
> Commnon stuff (file-handling, databases, components) should be more
> easy to port.
>
> Bart
> --
> Bart Broersma
> broersma.juda_ANTISP...@tiscali.nl
> (ff _ANTISPAM_ wegpoetsen uit dit adres natuurlijk)

In my Project i dont have much Windows specific stuff's. I have only
few like that, do you thing for my project lazarus is best than Kylix.

On 2008-06-06, Raj <rajkumar.ad@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > have visited some sites they have mentioned that Kylix and Lazarus
>> > compilers (IDE) and some free Pascal compilers can do this job,
>>
>> (note that Lazarus uses FPC (Free Pascal compiler) as compiler. They are the
>> same thing)
>>
>> > but that too complex process.
>> > Can any one please help me on this.
>>
>> Then you are stuffed, and have the wine emulator as only other chance.
>
> Thanks for your answer. I am not familure with wine emulator,

Well, I use Lazarus, but if Kylix and Lazarus are too much hassle, there is
not much choice left.

> can you
> tell me how it will be helpful for my project. Can we change the
> Entire system without any hassels.

Wine is a windows emulator to run windows binaries on other platforms.

www.winehq.com

There are limitations of course, and also your customers would have to
install it.

In comp.lang.pascal.borland message <cf2709db-a4de-4614-982f-098762dc06d
f@z16g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:55:03, Raj
<rajkumar.ad@gmail.com> posted:
>
> I am in a task to convert the Existing (Windows XP) Delphi 7 Project
>to Unix platform supported.

You would do better, probably, by asking in a Delphi newsgroup. AFAIK,
all Delphi newsgroups have delphi in their names, although not all
newsgroups with delphi in their names are about Delphi.

Before posting to a newsgroup with borland starting its name, seek
Borland's guidelines for posting.

--
(c) John Stockton, nr London UK. ?@merlyn.demon.co.uk BP7, Delphi 3 & 2006.
<URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/> TP/BP/Delphi/&c., FAQqy topics & links;
<URL:http://www.bancoems.com/CompLangPascalDelphiMisc-MiniFAQ.htm> clpdmFAQ;
Via <URL:http://support.codegear.com/newsgroups/>: news:borland.* Guidelines

On Jun 7, 1:11*am, Marco van de Voort <mar...@stack.nl> wrote:
> On 2008-06-06, Raj <rajkumar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> > have visited some sites they have mentioned that Kylix and Lazarus
> >> > compilers (IDE) and some free Pascal compilers can do this job,
>
> >> (note that Lazarus uses FPC (Free Pascal compiler) as compiler. They are the
> >> same thing)
>
> >> > but that too complex process.
> >> > Can any one please help me on this.
>
> >> Then you are stuffed, and have the wine emulator as only other chance.
>
> > Thanks for your answer. I am not familure with wine emulator,
>
> Well, I use Lazarus, but if Kylix and Lazarus are too much hassle, there is
> not much choice left.
>
> > can you
> > tell me how it will be helpful for my project. Can we change the
> > Entire system without any hassels.
>
> Wine is a windows emulator to run windows binaries on other platforms.
>
> www.winehq.com
>
> There are limitations of course, and also your customers would have to
> install it.

I am decided to go with Lazarus, i think that it is the better way
than any other solutioun like Kylix an other. Can you help me how to
use lazarus to port the sytem. Either should i use that in Windows
platform or UNIX. Also tell can i compile directly my project on
Lazarus or should i do any preliminary steps before. Your help is more
important for me. Thanks.

On Jun 7, 3:04*am, Dr J R Stockton <j...@merlyn.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In comp.lang.pascal.borland message <cf2709db-a4de-4614-982f-098762dc06d
> f...@z16g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:55:03, Raj
> <rajkumar...@gmail.com> posted:
>
>
>
> > *I am in a task to convert the Existing (Windows XP) Delphi 7 Project
> >to Unix platform supported.
>
> You would do better, probably, by asking in a Delphi newsgroup. *AFAIK,
> all Delphi newsgroups have delphi in their names, although not all
> newsgroups with delphi in their names are about Delphi.
>
> Before posting to a newsgroup with borland starting its name, seek
> Borland's guidelines for posting.
>
> --
> *(c) John Stockton, nr London UK. ?...@merlyn.demon.co.uk *BP7, Delphi3 & 2006.
> *<URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/> TP/BP/Delphi/&c., FAQqy topics & links;
> *<URL:http://www.bancoems.com/CompLangPascalDelphiMisc-MiniFAQ.htm> clpdmFAQ;
> *Via <URL:http://support.codegear.com/newsgroups/>: news:borland.* Guidelines

Thanks for your suggesstions.

On 2008-06-06, Dr J R Stockton <jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In comp.lang.pascal.borland message <cf2709db-a4de-4614-982f-098762dc06d
> f@z16g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:55:03, Raj
><rajkumar.ad@gmail.com> posted:
>>
>> I am in a task to convert the Existing (Windows XP) Delphi 7 Project
>>to Unix platform supported.
>
> You would do better, probably, by asking in a Delphi newsgroup. AFAIK,
> all Delphi newsgroups have delphi in their names, although not all
> newsgroups with delphi in their names are about Delphi.

I think there is less knowledge about porting Delphi code to Linux in those
groups then here.