Free Pascal compatibility

[Kevin Powick]

(Edit: Expanded on reasons for asking)

What is the current level of compatibility or recommended use (clients only?) of the RTC SDK (Pro version) with Free Pascal?

Looking at the build history, I see the following:

3.3.4 - All FPC/Lazarus support removed
3.4.3 - FPC support for Windows only
3.4.4 - Mention of property settings when compiling on Linux

I didn't see anything definitive, thus the reason for my post.  Also, I've posted here instead of the Pro forum because the answer may be useful to all SKD users.

Thanks,

[D.Tkalcec (RTC)]

Even though there is no official FPC/Lazarus support yet, the latest RTC SDK version should compile with FPC/Lazarus.

As far as non-Windows platforms are concerned, all low-level socket classes in RTC SDK 2010.Q2 (Build 383) should be ready for Linux (Client and Server), but the TRtcTimer class is only compatible with Windows, so you won't be able to use "Timeouts" (Client and Server) nor Delayed calls (Server) on Linux yet. I also have NOT tested anything on 64bit (only 32bit).

I will be working on making the RTC SDK fully cross-platform in the next months (a new TRtcTimer implementation is planned for RTC SDK 2010.Q3), so everyone is encouraged to give the current release (RTC SDK 2010.Q2) a try on other platforms (also 64bit) and report any problems they might encounter, but don't expect everything to work out-of-the-box yet.

Best Regards,
Danijel Tkalcec

[Kevin Powick]

Thanks for the reply, Danijel.

I will be working on some cross-platform testing of basic RTC SDK features, mostly using data provider components on the server side.  My goal is to implement a REST-based web service.

I'll post back to the forums with reports and/or issues, but I don't expect to begin work on this for a week or two.

Regards,

[D.Tkalcec (RTC)]

Looking forward to your feedback.

Best Regards,
Danijel Tkalcec