[Gambas-user] new user questions

[Allen Murphy]

Well, I'm not involved in development, so I'm not the best person to ask,
but I think that you could ask the same of any Python, Perl, or Mono
program.  For these environments, at a minimum, you need the runtime or
the interpreter installed on the destination as well.

I think it has been discussed here before in more detail, but in a
nutshell, Linux is an operating environment that relies on dependencies. 
In the case of Gambas 1.0 and Ubuntu, the solution is as simple as
installing the environment through Synaptic.  Eventually, when Gambas2 is
ready, I'm sure it will be available in the same way.

I can say that I think as you gain more experience with Gambas you will be
very pleased.  The IDE is very good and the language does deliver the best
of BASIC as well as object oriented features as advertised.  The community
that uses this list is also very supportive.

Take care,
Allen



> Hi Allen,
>
> Thanks for the info. I will try it later.  However, it will be a bit
> heavy to install gambas for every pc that is supposed to run my program
> written in Gambas. What if I post a program on the net? :) Does gambas
> has a plan to improve its packaging methods so that the executable can
> be distributed more easily?
>
> Anything I missed? If there is a better way to distribute gambas programs?
>
> Thanks!
> Shannon
>
> Allen Murphy ??:
>> Shannon,
>>
>> I have Gambas2 running on Ubuntu Edgy.  I did not use the .deb packages.
>> I installed it from source with the usual ./configure, make, and sudo
>> make
>> install commands.  However, prior to compiling, you will need to make
>> sure
>> the appropriate libraries are installed.  The README link on the Gambas
>> website is very specific in this area.  It details each library along
>> with
>> the component that depends on it.
>>
>> It took a little research using the website packages.ubuntu.com, but I
>> was
>> able to locate the Ubuntu packages necessary to install the required
>> libraries using Synaptic.  Once that was done, the compilation and
>> installation were a snap.  Note that by installing this way, you Gambas2
>> program will not be managed by Apt or Synaptic.
>>
>> As for number 2 on your list, I think the destination needs Gambas
>> installed to run your application.
>>
>> Take care,
>> Allen
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> I am new to Gambas, but feel very familiar with it :) First of all
>>> thanks to the author Benoît Minisini and all contributors ;)
>>>
>>>
>>> I have 2 questions:
>>>
>>> 1) I try to install Gambas 2 on Ubuntu Edgy, but seems impossible, due
>>> to fundamental package conflicts (I tried to use support debs
>>> downloaded
>>> from debian site but still can't resolve the conflicts) Could anyone
>>> point me a way out?
>>>
>>> 2) I wrote a hello world, but it does not run on another machine, what
>>> support libraries do I need to copy over along with the executables? Or
>>> the destination machine must install FULL Gambas environment?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Shannon
>>>
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