Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Python: A Little Trick For Every Need Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:42:38 -0800 Organization: A place where nothing fits quite right Lines: 16 Message-ID: <20260122084238.00001b7b@gmail.com> References: <10kl2sr$8rkl$3@dont-email.me> <31stmk1pd8a7q0ekv0is4bd1l5aorcgo95@4ax.com> <9hlumk1lodkjlm9a6egbo2fa79f85v6mad@4ax.com> <10konrk$1h56v$2@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:42:43 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3a7e127d9e2e8c69ba6478a5a6837d8a"; logging-data="3335570"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18BjtbvKP9jNUNkp2+Ls9haQwKwlujrjzs=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:uskhu7MArdvRAHuihclMo9eqMK0= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:81498 On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:47:07 -0500 c186282 wrote: > Mostly, something writ for Winders will work in Linux without TOO > much problem - but don't expect NO problems. Lin and Win are > 'different universes' to a degree. > > I sometimes promote Lazarus/FPC ... that IS designed to work both Win > and Lin. Often the main gotcha is stupid stuff like font names/sizes > for the GUI. Don't forget "case mismatch between resource filenames on disk vs. in the source" - see indie game developers tripping over that one all the time. (Why so many of them hard-code filenames in the source & can't be bothered to package their resources into an archive is another matter.)