Re: What to do to get new users
Liam Proven via fpc-pascal <[email protected]>
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On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 at 14:58, Ștefan-Iulian Alecu via fpc-pascal <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tried to compile it using Free Pascal and fix it, however I am > constantly stuck with all the Kylix-specific parts. I even tried > installing actual Kylix just to see if it was my fault, but that's > apparently notoriously hard to install on modern distros, so I gave up. > I think it needs a rewrite, at least a partial one. I don't know how > good Kylix compatibility is, but I don't have much faith as is. Also, a > lot of apps seem to be lost to time, so if someone dares to embark on > this journey, they'd have to remake said apps, at which point you could > just rewrite everything and possibly port it to FP or move away from X11 > to Wayland. Interesting. Thanks for looking into it! -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: [email protected] ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: [email protected] Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 227612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - [email protected] https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal