Preparing other platforms

You're probably very eager to see your new cross-platform code running on your phone or tablet. But there is a little setup to get it deployed to other platforms. Fortunately, Delphi provides tools to greatly simplify the process.

When I say "other platforms," that means anything other than what Delphi is, a Windows 32-bit application. So, even Window 64-bit is technically another platform. However, since Windows supports both 32-bit and 64-bit applications running side by side, deploying to Windows 64-bit is really straightforward but it is a good thing to keep in mind. There is no preparatory step for Windows 64-bit.

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If you have the Enterprise or Architect versions of Delphi, you'll also have the ability to write Linux applications. Out of the box, Delphi only supports console applications on Linux as Delphi's current implementation of FireMonkey does not support Linux but KSDev, the original producers of what...