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I am looking for a IDE for Pascal. Something that runs under Linux, is simple and easy to run. My goal is to setup something for a kid to learn, something that wouldn't require to derive from 10 classes to make a text visible on screen.

I remember DOS-based TurboPascal being very easy to use. Now I tried Lazarus, but its interface is very complex.

I don't need IDE that works with multiple languages, and I won't change Pascal into another language--t开发者_C百科here's lots of good textbooks in my native language for Pascal, and very little for other.

Thanks!

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What about using FreePascal with its included editor or a basic text editor, like nano or gedit? You could also use one of the old "Borland-ish" IDEs like PENG or RHIDE.

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Look here:

• http://www.freepascal.org/

More specific:

• http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/

You can try Eclipse plugin, which might work better for you:

• http://www.gavab.etsii.urjc.es/wiki/pascaline/

Also, try this one:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylix_(software)

This is not strictly Pascal, but Delphi was spun off from Pascal.

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Geany is also good. It supports

• syntax highlighting
• symbol-name auto-completion (which is akin to intellisense)
• specifying compiler options
• integration with build tools

Among several other features one would expect in a modern integrated development environment.

Plus it's open source and runs across *nix, MacOSX and Windows.

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You can always run the original Turbo Pascal 7 inside Dos-Box. Dos-Box is available for Linux and comes with Free-Dos installed. Very good alternative.

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wrong on all counts. Embercardero has a community dev version for Sindows- ports to OSX, needs (an emu) some add-ons for linux. FP is the ported version of the old DOS app- with inheritance and classes--there really isnt something you seek. Its wither fp/rhide or Lazarus. You might want to brush up on UI programming or SDL. Im sorry but after ten + years of developing, Ive not seen anything "easier"- unless you write the code to make it easier. Pascal is far from dead. Further- you might try python. Four lines of code to a UI application(tkinter lib). TP7 is not a solution, fp ide is the same.