From 65e002b63efdb00571d0ba4ec1a73b14e1d7d3a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexey Kulakov Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 20:10:29 +0000 Subject: Pascal headers moved to include\delphi directory (with small updates) removed deprecated m_mwclc.h file and link on it in AutoShutdown plugin git-svn-id: http://svn.miranda-ng.org/main/trunk@763 1316c22d-e87f-b044-9b9b-93d7a3e3ba9c --- include/delphi/README.txt | 92 ----------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 92 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 include/delphi/README.txt (limited to 'include/delphi/README.txt') diff --git a/include/delphi/README.txt b/include/delphi/README.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 4c0ab5f0cf..0000000000 --- a/include/delphi/README.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,92 +0,0 @@ - - - Miranda Module API for Borland Delphi, FreePascal - - - These include files allow you to write modules to extend Miranda - Older versions of these files - limited support for FPC, versions & compilers are : - - Borland Delphi 2.0 thru 6.0 - FreePascal 1.0.4, 1.0.6 - - You can now create modules for Miranda (v0.1.2.2) and use - new stuff like Netlib! though you can still write for - the current stable release (v0.1.2.1) but you'll have to - be aware of version dependant things. - - Worry not though, every service/event is marked with a version - code if it's not present in older Miranda versions. - - Be warned, this is a brand new porting though it has borrowed - from older ports (see CVS, oh this is viewCVS? mmm, cheese.) - Things are presented in a more Delphi esque than a C esque manner - so if you feel confused refer to the C header. - - A word of warning, don't try to compile /delphiplugins examples - with these include files and expect it to work, - - - Include files use the {$include } syntax and will never work - as units. - - -- FPC support? -- - - FPC is now properly supported, but you may need to use -SD -S2 - command line switches (for Delphi, BP7 mode) remember to use -Fi - and -Fu to give the path to these files or use {$UNITPATH} and {$INCLUDEPATH} - - These include files don't any FPC stuff like macros - and inlined functions. - - -- Things to be aware of -- - - This version is not yet directly supported, if you want to learn - the API look at the CVS tree for documentation on plugins, as well - as guidelines and examples of the general structure of Miranda. - - This is my cop out for now, I'll try to write a more general 'guide' later - on. - - - - - Miranda uses a manifest to allow COMCTRL v6 to be loaded on XP, - This causes problems with image lists with Delphi (there are work arounds) - see borland.com for the article. - - You may want to refuse to load on XP or try to use Miranda's API to work with - imagelists and load images from resource as bitmaps (ugh) - - - lstrcat, lstrcpy - - I've used the Windows API calls to these C functions over Delphi's RTL - because SysUtils.pas just adds a bloat. - - - *If* you use SysUtils.pas - - Delphi loads OLE for variant support, it maybe advisable to unload - the DLL as soon as you start, this maybe a problem though, since Miranda - also uses OLE for extended image support, it doesn't however keep - it loaded all the time. - - There should be no problem in just decrementing the reference count - to the DLL and it'll unload if you were the only reference. - - if however you're using variants in your code, blergh. - - -- How you get it to work -- - - see testdll.dpr, it won't do much but it'll show a pretty description in the - options dialog (oh impressive!) - - To bring in new files, just use {$include that_file_you_want.inc} - If other include files are needed by the include file you bring in, - it'll try to include it itself. - - Of course you need to add the path to where the .inc files are to the project's - search path, or if you compile via the command line, use -U and -I - -U is needed because m_globaldefs.pas is a unit. - - Each header file is marked with "UNITDEP" which will tell you which units - it requires. - - All files that require the PLUGINLINK structure require m_globaldefs.pas - (this is all the C header files that use such macros!) -- cgit v1.2.3