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lazarus / 1-Linux

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LazaruX · 2008-05-28 13:29

Hi, in Windows if I create my .exe, it will work on every other win
systems, also on win 95 sometimes.
But i nlinux? If I compile my app, and get the binary/executble file.
WIll it work on every other distro?
Will it need any dependencies?

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Leledumbo · 2008-05-29 05:58

The dependency will be the widgetset you use (either gtk1, gtk2, qt,
etc.) and its dependencies.

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Almindor · 2008-05-31 19:54

Plus any other 3rd party package dependencies. E.g: if you used SQLDB
to connect to postgre database, you'll need the postgre client library
etc.

But by default you only need the widgetset libs.

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tech-pro · 2008-06-10 22:23

So Lazarus apps are superior to GNU C/C++ apps, which usually don't
work unless compiled with the exact same libs as the target system? If
so, that's great. It has always been a major frustration having to
compile from source anything that isn't available as a binary rpm or
deb for your particular distro. I have long wondered how portable is a
Linux binary compiled for gtk2 with Lazarus.