Re: What to do to get new users

Sven Barth via fpc-pascal <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.compilers.free-pascal.general
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Rainer Stratmann via fpc-pascal <[email protected]> schrieb
am Mi., 16. Okt. 2024, 01:16:

> - Linux: All relevant files (executable files, configuration files, source
> code,
> etc.) are scattered all over the Linux system. This is very complicated
> again.
> If Lazarus/Freepascal were a Linux system program it would make sense. But
> it
> is NOT a Linux system program. The chance that it will be used by several
> users on a multi-user system is close to zero.
>

News flash: this is how well behaved Linux applications are supposed to
behave no matter if they are a "Linux system program" or not.

That said the FPC installer allows you to install FPC in a completely
separate folder with only the configuration file(s) in your home directory
(I do so for example, cause I have multiple FPC versions installed).

Regards,
Sven

>

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