GExperts 1.37 available for Delphi XE6..6.02, but not for Appmethod (via: Download | GExperts)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/04/19
GExperts 1.37 (commit 875, but no tag yet) now supports Delphi XE6 and XE5, and ahost of older Delphi versions. Binary downloads are available at Download | GExperts
These were the release news items:
In addition to what is in those items, 1.37contain a substantial speed improvement and some other fixes from me (I hope this fix also will get in later) in the Grep Search.
It is likely that this will be the last GExperts that support Pre-Delphi-2007 versions (currently 2006, 2005, 8.02, 7.1 and 6.02).
It is not clear if there will be a GExperts for Appmethod, as Appmethod does not provide functioning command-line compilers like I already blogged about in Spring4D now has projects for Appmethod, but it cannot support Appmethod in the automated build engine.
You can get an Experimental GExperts version for Delphi XE6..6.02 (that includes a source formatter) from Experimental GExperts Version » twm’s blog.
From Thomas Mueller (the author of the experimental GExperts versions), there are also a few other interesting blog posts you probably will like:
- Determine the Delphi installation directory from a batch file » twm’s blog.
- Experimental GExperts Version 1.37-2014-04-16 released » twm’s blog.
- Experimental GExperts Version 1.37-2014-04-12 released » twm’s blog which is interesting because it shows you how to install GExperts when there is no official installer for it yet. An alternative is to use the batch files that are in my GExperts downloads page. Note I am working on a continuous integration server that will build a couple of open source Delphi projects (the plan is to include GExperts, DUnit and a few others) that makes it easier to publish those builds.
- Another way to install GExperts is by calling rundll322, as seen in change 860 and posted on Thomas Mueller – Google+ – I have just added code to the GExperts dll so it can…. Way easier than my batch files.
- Windows advanced Batch programming call :bla%var% » twm’s blog which is based on switch statement equivalent in Windows batch file – Stack Overflow.
–jeroen
via: Download | GExperts.
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IL said
Just curious, because I don’t intend to use Appmethod for long. Aren’t all XE5 and Appmethod DCU and BPL/DCP binary compatible? Could GExperts be compiled in Appmethod IDE like Spring4D does?
jpluimers said
I doubt it. Different compiler version. And I’m not going to put too much energy in it if it cannot be part of CI.
sglienke said
No, because GExperts uses lots of VCL and while Appmethod contains the needed VCL bpls it does not contain the required dcp files to compile anything that requires VCL :( Also the Appmethod bpl versions are 195 while XE5 is 190 and XE6 is 200.
I guess that means no support for any experts that have any VCL elements in them.
jpluimers said
Thanks for that. I totally forgot about that.
IL said
Thanks for the explanation! This sounds like VER180/185 in Delphi 2007 and *160/161.BPL in XE2. So different Delphi products/versions can’t share same IDE experts.
jpluimers said
I’m not 100% sure, and didn’t even try: Delphi XE6 has more functionality than Appmethod, so that’s what I’m using now (: