Using KOL (key objects library) with freepascal.
 -use gluecut on kol.pas
 -use ppDelphi zip package units


KOL for Freepascal 2.0.0 now available! I got a hello world working with freepascal
by changing some things in the units, but then I realized someone else, my friend
Thaddy, had already done this also. See his package here: KOL for FPC 2.0.0

--L505





(If you are doing manual conversions of KOL.pas and windows.pas in ppDelphi.zip yourself, here are some tips...)

Troubleshooting:

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 Problem: "identifier not found "user32"
    
           Compiler gives this error in the windows.pas file that comes with the
           windows.pas  version shipped inside ppDelphi package.

 Solution: define a constant such as
           const
             user32 = 'user32';
           The compiler needs to know what user32 constant or variable is.. and if
           it isn't defined, it won't know.

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 Problem: KOLsysUtils, part of KOLICS package. overloading issues on ALL duplicate 
          functions. 
          "Error: Procedure overloading switched off"

 Solution: Add the "overload:" keyword explicitly to each function which gives you a  
           compiler error. And, talk to FPC developers to see if this should be a 
           delphi compatibility for {$Delphi Mode}

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 Problem: KOLsysUtils, part of KOLICS package. "duplicate identifier" issues, 
          regarding "Format" constant and var throughout the program. This duplicate
          identifier  seems to conflict with the Format() function... So in delphi it 
          may allow you to defind a format constant and function, but in freepascal  
          not so?
          
          

 Solution: Go in and change all "format" constants and "format" variables to
          "format1". Leave the format() function as format(), but overload it in 
           every  instance you see it. Note to self: talk to FPC developers to see if 
           this should be a delphi compatibility for {$Delphi Mode}...i.e. duplicate  
           identifiers are not caught in delphi compiler, and work fine?

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 Problem: KOLErr, or err.pas for kol. This file doesn't compile right away. I have a
          working err.pas file which compiles but needs some work (commented out some
          Assembly stuff.
          
          

 Solution: Note to self: offer err.pas here for download and let people analyze it.
           
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