LazC Wizard

• Create, Edit, Complie/Build "C" projects using the "Lazarus IDE" and "Tiny C Compiler"!

Getting Started

1. Install Tiny C Compiler [TCC]

• 1.1 TCC Windows Install
• • TCC Win32
• • TCC Win64
• • download and unzip the "tcc-0.9.27-win?-bin.zip"
• 1.2 TCC Linux Install
• • Linux
• • download and unpack "tcc-0.9.27.tar.bz2"
• • • $cd "to unpacked tcc directory"
• • • $chmod +x configure
• • • $./configure
• • • $make clean all
• • • $sudo make install

2. Install LazC Wizard

• 2.1. Download zip or Clone

• 2.2 Intall [unzip it!]:

• • 2.2.1 Lazarus IDE menu "Package" --> "Open Package File (.lpk)"
• • • Open "LazCWizard.lpk" (folder "LazCWizard")
• • • Compile
• • • Use --> Install
• • 2.2.2 Lazarus IDE menu "Package" --> "Open Package File (.lpk)"
• • • Open "lazcwcompletion.lpk" [folder "LazCWizardUtils"]
• • • Compile
• • • Use --> "Install"

3. Using LazC Wizard

• 3.1 Creating a executable New Project

• • 3.1.1 Lazarus IDE: "Project" --> "New Project"--> "LazCW Project"
• • • "Path to TinyCC executable"
• • • • ex."C:\tcc-0.9.27\tcc" [win]
• • • • ex."/usr/local/bin" [linux]
• • • "Path to Projects Folder [workspace]"
• • • • ex. "C:\tcc-0.9.27\Projects"
• • • "New Project Name"
• • • • ex. "LazCProject1" --> produce "lazcproject1.c"
• • • "[.] Launch Terminal"
• • • "(.) Executable"
• • 3.1.2 Lazarus IDE: "Run" --> "[LazCW] Compile/Build "C"
• • • Success! From terminal execute your "lazcproject1" !!

• 3.2 Creating a Shared Library (.dll/.so)

• • 3.2.1 Lazarus IDE: "Project" --> "New Project" --> "LazCW Project"
• • • "New Project Name"
• • • • ex."LazCShared1" --> produce "lazcshared1.c"
• • • "[.] Launch Terminal"
• • • "(.) Shared Lib"
• • 3.2.2 Lazarus IDE "Run" --> "[LazCW] Compile/Build/ "C"
• • • Go to your project folder "LazCShared1"
• • • Windows:
• • • • lazcshared1.dll
• • • • lazcshared1.pp (auto generated pascal unit interface header file!)
• • • • • warning: may require some modification/fixes
• • • linux:
• • • • liblazcshared1.so
• • • • lazcshared1.pp (auto generated pascal unit interface header file!)
• • • • • warning: may require some modification/fixes

• 3.3 Using the "lazcshared1" Library in a Pascal program

• • 3.3.1 Lazarus IDE: "Project" --> "New Project" --> "Program"
• • • ex. "Project1" and "save all" to the same .dll/.so folder
• • • Open/Edit "Project1.lpr" add these [code] lines:
• • • • uses
• • • • • ..., lazcshared1; // <--- library header unit...
• • • • begin
• • • • • writeln('sum = ', addTwo(5,8) ); //addTwo from "lazcshared1.pp"
• • • • end.
• • 3.3.2 Lazarus IDE: "Run" --> "build"
• • • Go to your project folder "LazCShared1" and execute:
• • • • Windows
• • • • • Project1.exe
• • • • Linux
• • • • • $export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./ [linux]
• • • • • $.\project1
• • • • • • [or]
• • • • • $.\run.sh project1

• 3.4 [HOW TO] Building the csum.dll/libcsum.so a library from a [tested] "C" code and using it into a Pascal program

• • 3.4.1 Editing and testing the "csum.c" code
• • • • Lazarus IDE "Project" --> "New Project" --> "LazCW Project"
• • • • "New Project Name"
• • • • • ex. "LazCProject2" --> "lazcproject2.c"
• • • • [.] Launch Terminal
• • 3.4.2 Lazarus IDE "File" --> "New" --> "[LazCW] Create a new .h file"
• • • • [Save as] ex. "csum.h" and add this "interface" code line:
• • • • • • int addTwoInt(int a, int b);
• • 3.4.3 Lazarus IDE "File" --> "New" --> "[LazCW] Create a new .c file"
• • • • [Save as] ex. "csum.c" and add this "implementation" code lines:
• • • • • int addTwoInt(int a, int b) {
• • • • • • return (a+b);
• • • • • }
• • 3.4.4 Open "lazcproject2.c" and add these [code] lines:
• • • • • #include "csum.h"
• • • • • main() {
• • • • • • printf("\n Hello C World! \n");
• • • • • • printf("\n sum = %d \n", addTwoInt(5,8) ); /*hint: tested tcc comments... */
• • • • • }
• • 3.4.5 [Test it !] Lazarus IDE "Run" --> "[LazCW] Compile/Build C"
• • • • Success! From terminal execute your "lazcproject2" !!
• • • • • lazcproject2.exe [win]
• • • • • $.\lazcproject2 [linux]
• • 3.4.6 Building the "csum" Library using the tested csum.c/csum.h code
• • • • Lazarus IDE Editor [right click] "lazcproject2.c" and "Close Page"
• • • • Lazarus IDE "File" --> "Project" --> "Project Inspector..."
• • • • Select "lazcproject2.c" and remove/delete it!
• • • • Lazarus IDE "File" --> "Project" --> "Project Options..."
• • • • • Select "[LazCW] C Projec Options"
• • • • • • Launch Terminal = yes
• • • • • • Main Unit = csum.c
• • • • • • Build Mode = dll [win] or
• • • • • • Build Mode = so [linux]
• • • • Open/Edit "csum.h" this code line:
• • • • • extern int addTwoInt(int a, int b);
• • • • Lazarus IDE "Run" --> "[LazCW] Compile/Build C"
• • • • Go to your project folder "LazCProject2"
• • • • • Windows
• • • • • • csum.dll
• • • • • • csum.pp (auto generated pascal unit interface header file!)
• • • • • • • warning: may require some modification/fixes
• • • • • Linux
• • • • • • libcsum.so
• • • • • • csum.pp (auto generated pascal unit] interface header file!)
• • • • • • • warning: may require some modification/fixes

• 3.5 Using the "csum" Library in a Pascal program

• • 3.5.1 Lazarus IDE "Project" --> "New Project" --> "Program"
• • • ex. "Project2" and "Save All" to the same [dll/so] folder.
• • • Open "Project2.lpr" and add these code lines:
• • • • uses
• • • • • ..., csum; // <--- library header unit...
• • • • begin
• • • • • writeln('sum = ', addTwoInt(5,8) ); // addTwoInt from "csum.pp"
• • • • end.
• • 3.5.2 Lazarus IDE "Run" --> "build"
• • • Go to your project folder "LazCProject2" and execute it!
• • • • Windows
• • • • • project2.exe
• • • • Linux
• • • • • $export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./
• • • • • $.\project2
• • • • • or:
• • • • • $.\run.sh project2

Enjoy yourself! Thanks to All!