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TurboPower SysTools
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Table of contents
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1. Introduction
2. Package names
3. Installation
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1. Introduction
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SysTools is a library of utility routines and classes initially for Borland
Delphi and C++Builder. It was extended to support also Lazarus and FPC.
It includes 1-D and 2-D bar codes, sorting, money routines, logging,
high-precision math, run-time math expression analyzer, and much more.
This is a source-only release of TurboPower SysTools for Lazarus only.
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2. Package names
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laz_systools.lpk is the runtime package with all standard routines and
classes which work in a platform independent way.
laz_systools_design.lpk is the corresponding designtime package.
laz_systoolsdb.lpk is the runtime package with the data-aware barcode
components.
laz_systoolsdb_design.lpk is the related designtime package.
laz_systoolswin.lpk is the runtime package with all routines and classes which
could not be converted to become cross-platform and therefore work only
under Windows.
laz_systoolswin_design.lpk is the related designtime package.
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3. Installation
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To install TurboPower SysTools into your IDE, take the following
steps:
1. Unzip the release files into a directory (e.g., d:\systools).
2. Start Lazarus.
3. Select the menu command "Package" > "Open package file (*.lpk)"
4. Navigate to the folder into which the release files were unzipped
and open laz_systools.lpk. Compile it.
5. Open laz_systools_design.lpk. Compile it. Then click "Use" > "Install".
Do not rebuild the IDE here.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 with the packages laz_systoolsdb.lpk and
laz_systoolsdb_design.lpk.
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 with the packages laz_systoolswin.lpk and
laz_systoolswin_design.lpk.
8. In each case, always COMPILE the runtime package and "USE" > "INSTALL"
the designtime package (the one with "_design" appended).
9. After the last designtime package, confirm to rebuild the IDE.
10. After some time, Lazarus restarts. You find the new components in the
palette "systools".
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