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@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ independent visual components like buttons, windows, checkbox, treeview and
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many, many more. The LCL is platform independent, so you can write an
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application once and then compile for various platforms without changing code.
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Free Pascal at www.freepascal.org is a fast object pascal compiler (and more),
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that runs on more than 20 platforms (linux, windows, BSD, OS/2, DOS, PowerPC,
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Free Pascal at www.freepascal.org is a fast Object Pascal compiler (and more),
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that runs on more than 20 platforms (Linux, Windows, BSD, OS/2, DOS, PowerPC,
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and many more).
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The LCL currently supports linux (gtk, gtk2 and qt4), all flavours of windows,
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even wince, Mac OS X (carbon, gtk, qt4), FreeBSD (gtk, gtk2).
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There is experimental support for Solaris and the native pascal backend fpgui
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which runs on windows, wince and linux.
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The LCL currently supports Linux (gtk, gtk2 and qt4), all flavors of Windows
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(even wince), Mac OS X (carbon, gtk, qt4), FreeBSD (gtk, gtk2).
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There is experimental support for Solaris and the native Pascal backend fpgui
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which runs on Windows, Wince and Linux.
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Compilation:
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@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ You don't need ./configure, just do
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(BSD users: gmake clean bigide)
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This will create the lazarus executable with a lot of packages.
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This will create the Lazarus executable with a lot of packages.
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Start it and enjoy.
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If the above gives an error you can try to build a minimal IDE with
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If the above gives an error, you can try to build a minimal IDE with
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[]$ make clean all
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(BSD users: gmake clean all)
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@ -49,22 +49,23 @@ Documentation:
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The official site is www.lazarus.freepascal.org. There you can find the FAQ -
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the frequently asked questions.
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Documents about specific topics can be found at lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net.
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Examples, how to use the LCL can be found in the 'examples' directory.
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Documents about specific topics can be found at
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wiki.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Documentation.
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Examples on how to use the LCL can be found in the 'examples' directory.
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Help, documents and files about Free Pascal are at www.freepascal.org.
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Mailing list:
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There is a very active and helpful mailing list for lazarus, where the
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There is a very active and helpful mailing list for Lazarus, where the
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developers interact, share ideas, discuss problems, and of course answer
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questions.
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You can subscribe at
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http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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How to help lazarus:
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How to help Lazarus:
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If you find bugs, don't hesitate to use the bug tracking tool at the website,
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or send an email to the list.
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@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ customform
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Registering custom form descendants in the IDE.
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daemon
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Package to create programs that run as daemon under linux or service under
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windows.
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Package to create programs that run as daemon under Linux or service under
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Windows.
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datadict
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Support for data dictionaries for the IDE and applications.
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@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ filebrowser
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A file browser window for the IDE.
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fpcunit
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template for a fpcunit gui test runner
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Template for a fpcunit GUI test runner.
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fpweb
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Units that support web server and web client programming.
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@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ lazthread
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?
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leakview
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Extends the IDE with a graphical viewer for the heaptrc output.
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Extends the IDE with a graphical viewer for heaptrc output.
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pochecker
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Validates translated PO files.
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@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ opengl
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An OpenGL control.
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paradox
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Support for paradox databases.
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Support for Paradox databases.
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PascalScript
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Version of RemObjects Pascal Script adapted for use in the Lazarus IDE.
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@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ synedit
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The text editor control used by the IDE.
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synunihighlighter
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An universal highlighter for synedit.
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A universal highlighter for synedit.
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tachart
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A control for graphs and plots.
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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ components/Makefile.fpc package directories
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ide/lazarus.pp package names
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Do not forget update the ide/Makefile and components/Makefile.
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Do not forget to update the ide/Makefile and components/Makefile.
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Compiling the bigide:
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@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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Hints to cross compile under linux/xxxBSD
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Hints to cross compile under Linux/xxxBSD
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=========================================
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@ -7,24 +7,26 @@ Thanks to Vincent Snijders for the hints.
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================================================================================
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A.
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for fpc 2.0 and up. On linux and bsd to other platforms like windows.
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For FPC 2.0 and up. On Linux and BSD to other platforms.
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(Note: not necessary for cross-compiling to Windows as FPC has had an internal
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linker for this platform).s
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Abstract:
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The following describes how to setup the binutils, fpc and lazarus for
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The following describes how to setup the binutils, FPC and Lazarus for
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crosscompiling to other targets. Once you have these cross files you can
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switch easily in the Lazarus IDE between any of the target platforms.
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IMPORTANT: The FPC units must have the same date/version for all platforms,
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because you will use only one compiler. That means:
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Whenever you update your FPC, you must update all other cross fpc units too.
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The scripts will help you doing this.
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Whenever you update your FPC, you must update all other cross FPC units too.
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The scripts will help you to do this.
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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A.1
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Requirements:
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An installed and working fpc. Preferrably the latest stable release.
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An installed and working fpc. Preferably the latest stable release.
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A good internet connection or manually downloaded FPC sources and binutils.
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The following steps don't need the root user. They can be done as normal user.
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================================================================================
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What the lazarus scripts do / Doing it by hand:
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What the Lazarus scripts do / Doing it by hand:
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1. Download the fpc sources
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1. Download the FPC sources
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IMPORTANT: Your current FPC must be the same version/date as the fpc sources.
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If your installed fpc is different, you can compile a new fpc from the
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IMPORTANT: Your current FPC must be the same version/date as the FPC sources.
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If your installed FPC is different, you can compile a new FPC from the
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sources.
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3. Cross build binutils
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In the fpc source directory there is a script to build the binutils for all
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In the FPC source directory there is a script to build the binutils for all
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cross platforms: install/cross/buildcrossbinutils
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Create a copy of the script:
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@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ What the lazarus scripts do / Doing it by hand:
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The script will automatically combine this to ~/download/binutils-2.14.tar.gz.
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The other variables define what target platforms you have. The default is to
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build quite a lot, so compilation will take some time (hours).
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For cross compile to windows, you need only
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For cross compile to Windows, you need only
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TARGETS_WIN="mingw32"
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without failed targets.
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4. Cross build fpc
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4. Cross build FPC
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In the fpc source directory there is a script to build the fpc snapshot for
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In the FPC source directory there is a script to build the FPC snapshot for
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all cross platforms: install/cross/buildcrosssnapshot
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Create a copy of the script:
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[]$ sh buildcrosssnapshot.sh
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This will create the fpc binaries under
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This will create the FPC binaries under
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~/freepascal/binutils/cross/destination/.
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This is for lazarus developers:
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This is for Lazarus developers:
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Coding style:
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- Since one style is easier to read, Lazarus follows the Borland Coding style
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guide lines. Of course, almost anyone will find some points there, that are
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arguable less readable than other styles. That's ok, just try to follow at
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guidelines. Of course, almost anyone will find some points there, that are
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arguably less readable than other styles. That's OK, just try to follow at
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least 90%.
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- Try to avoid unit circles. This makes it easier to navigate and when unit is
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growing allows to split it.
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- Try to avoid unit circles. This makes it easier to navigate and allows to
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split the unit when it is growing.
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- Minimize the number of calls from Interfaces to LCL, when performing an
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action requested by the LCL. The interfaces only notify the LCL, never forces
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something. The LCL decides.
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Notifications for TControl decendants should be named CNxxx.
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- All code must work with all checks (range, io, overflow, stack) on. Beside
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that this helps debugging, some users put these checks into their fpc.cfg, so
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they are applied to whole lazarus. Including packages and examples.
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they are applied to whole Lazarus. Including packages and examples.
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New files:
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- Every file should start with a header containing the license and a few lines
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describing the content.
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- pascal sources should have lowercase filenames (.pas, .pp, .inc, .lfm, .lrs)
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- Pascal sources should have lowercase filenames (.pas, .pp, .inc, .lfm, .lrs)
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Include files:
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- should start with the {%MainUnit } directive
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Extending the IDE (Overview)
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============================
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The online pages are more uptodate and have more examples:
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The online pages are more up to date and have more examples:
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http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Extending_the_IDE
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This text is for people knowing Delphi and it describes the differences.
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This text is for people who know Delphi; it describes differences with Delphi.
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The online document is more uptodate:
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The online document is more up to date:
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http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Documentation#Coming_from_Delphi
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=================
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Lazarus is an Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool like Delphi. That means
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it comes with a visual component library and an IDE. The lazarus component
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it comes with a visual component library and an IDE. The Lazarus component
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library (LCL) is very similar to Delphi's VCL. Most units, classes and
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properties have the same name and functionality. This makes porting easy. But
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Lazarus is *not* an 'open source Delphi clone'. So don't expect 100%
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The biggest differences:
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Lazarus is completely open source, is written platform independent and uses the
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mighty FreePascal compiler (FPC). FPC runs on more than 15 platforms. But not
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all packages and libs are ported, so Lazarus currently runs on Linux,
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Free/Open/NetBSD and the win32 port is under heavy development.
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mighty FreePascal compiler (FPC). FPC runs on more than 15 platforms. However,
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not all packages and libs are ported, so Lazarus currently runs on Linux,
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Free/Open/NetBSD and win32.
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Lazarus is not complete, as is this text. We are always searching for new
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developers, packagers, porters, documentation writers, ... .
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docs/INSTALL.txt
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- LCL - the Lazarus Component Library
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- IDE - the RAD tool (editor, form designer, GUI for debugger and compiler, ...)
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What is required for lazarus:
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- FreePascal - the FreePascal Compiler plus packages plus fpc sources.
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IMPORTANT: try to get the same version of the compiler sources
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as the installed compiler.
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What is required for Lazarus:
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- FreePascal - the FreePascal Compiler plus packages plus FPC sources.
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IMPORTANT: try to get the same version of the compiler sources
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as the installed compiler.
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- Under Linux/xxxBSD: gtk2 libaries - Most distributions already install them.
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See www.gtk.org.
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See www.gtk.org.
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The FAQ - Frequently Asked Question is available at www.lazarus.freepascal.org
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and some can be found in the file 'FAQ'.
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The following will describe how to get FreePascal and how to install lazarus
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The following will describe how to get FreePascal and how to install Lazarus
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properly:
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================================================================================
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1.1 This is the short version. For more details, see the following sections.
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Lazarus is intended to be a development tool. Therefore it is designed, that
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any normal user can easily install his local copy. This means, lazarus does
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not need to be installed as root and it does not any symlinks or configuration
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entries. You can literally just unpack it into a directory of your choice and
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compile it.
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any normal user can easily install his local copy. This means Lazarus does
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not need to be installed as root and it does not create any symlinks or
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configuration entries. You can literally just unpack it into a directory of
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your choice and compile it.
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1.2 Under Linux/BSD:
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Make sure, that you have installed X, gtk2 and gtk2-devel.
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Make sure that you have installed X, gtk2 and gtk2-devel.
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Fedora:
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yum install gtk2 gtk2-devel
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Debian/Ubuntu:
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apt-get install lazarus
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apt-get install lazarus #will pull in required gtk dependencies
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Download and install FreePascal. Either the rpm, tgz or the daily snapshot.
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You need at least fpc 2.4.2 (2.4.2 is the stable version of fpc, the 2.5.1 is
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the development version).
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You need at least FPC 2.6.2 (2.6.2 is the stable version of FPC; uneven
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versions like 2.7.1 are development versions).
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To compile lazarus (LCL + IDE) go to your unpacked lazarus source and do:
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To compile Lazarus (LCL + IDE) go to your unpacked Lazarus source and do:
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[]$ make clean all
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You don't need "./configure" and you don't need "make install". You now have
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already a complete lazarus. You can start the IDE with "./lazarus".
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You don't need "./configure" and you don't need "make install". You now
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already have a complete Lazarus. You can start the IDE with "./lazarus".
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The "make install" as root will just copy the files and set some nice symlinks
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and desktop entries.
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1.3 Under Mac OS X:
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What you need: Apple Developer-tools
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The Developer-tools are included on the original OSX installation-CDs, or
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download at ADC (free registration required)
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What you need: Apple Developer tools
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The Developer tools are included on the original OSX installation CDs, or
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can be downloaded at ADC (free registration required)
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http://developer.apple.com/.
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Download and install FreePascal. Either the dmg or the daily snapshot.
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You need at least fpc 2.4.2 (2.4.2 is the stable version of fpc, the 2.5.1 is
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the development version).
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You need at least FPC 2.6.2 (2.6.2 is the stable version of FPC; uneven
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versions like 2.7.1 are development versions).
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To compile lazarus (LCL + IDE) go to your unpacked lazarus source and do:
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To compile Lazarus (LCL + IDE) go to your unpacked Lazarus source and do:
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[]$ make clean all
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You don't need "./configure" and you don't need "make install". You now have
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2.1 Installing FreePascal under Linux:
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Lazarus requires a fpc (FreePascal) version 2.4.2 (or newer) and it requires
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both the compiled fpc libs (binaries) and the fpc sources. Most of the Linux
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distributions contain packages for FreePascal (look for fpc). Use your package
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Lazarus requires FPC (Free Pascal) version 2.6.2 (or newer) and it requires
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both the compiled FPC libs (binaries) and the FPC sources. Most of the Linux
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distributions contain packages for FreePascal (look for FPC). Use your package
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manager to install them.
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The fpc binaries:
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At the lazarus downloads section (www.lazarus.freepascal.org
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The FPC binaries:
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At the Lazarus downloads section (www.lazarus.freepascal.org
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or http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89339) you can get
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the rpm/deb of the freepascal compiler(compiler / linux) and its packages.
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Or if you don't have a rpm system, you can download and install the tars from
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the www.freepascal.org.
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the rpm/deb of the Free Pascal compiler(compiler / linux) and its packages.
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Alternatively, if you don't have a rpm system, you can download and install
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the tars from www.freepascal.org.
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If you want to compile the binaries for yourself see the BSD section.
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The fpc sources:
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The easiest way to get the freepascal sources is via svn. Of course you can
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The FPC sources:
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The easiest way to get the Free Pascal sources is via svn. Of course you can
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also download it as whole, see http://www.freepascal.org/develop.html
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for the daily snapshot of the release tree (2.5.x).
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for the daily snapshot of the release tree (2.7.x).
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The fpc sources via svn:
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Create a directory, where you would like to put the sources. You don't need
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to be root to do this. Any normal user can do this.
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The FPC sources via svn:
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Create a directory where you would like to put the sources. You don't need
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to be root to do this.
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First create a directory for fpc (e.g. /home/username/freepascal) then do
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the following:
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[]$ bash
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[]$ svn checkout http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk fpc
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This will create a directory fpc, which can be later used in the IDE.
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This will create a directory fpc, which can later be used in the IDE.
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Hint:
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To download/update the latest changes you can simply do
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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2.2 Installing FreePascal under Windows:
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If you use the windows installer for lazarus, then you don't need to install
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FreePascal separately, because the installer already contains the necessary
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If you use the Windows installer for lazarus, then you don't need to install
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Free Pascal separately, because the installer already contains the necessary
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files.
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See http://www.freepascal.org/down-win32.html. You can find a list of mirrors
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at http://www.freepascal.org/sdown.html. Download for example fpc as one big
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file, unzip it and run the install.exe. Then extend your PATH variable to the
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fpc directory. For example under win98: Edit autoexec.bat and add the line
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at http://www.freepascal.org/sdown.html. Download for example FPC as one big
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file, unzip it and run install.exe. Then extend your PATH variable to the
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FPC directory. For example under Windows 98:
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Edit autoexec.bat and add the line
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PATH=%PATH%;C:\pp\bin\bin\win32
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Then restart win98.
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Then restart Windows.
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ToDo: explain how to download fpc sources and build the compiler
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@ -142,12 +143,12 @@ properly:
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Effectively, you need:
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- a file with all sources, or two (fpc and lazarus)
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(1) e.g. for fpc ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/fpc/dist/Linux/separate/sources.tar
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- a file with all sources, or two (FPC and Lazarus)
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(1) e.g. for FPC ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/fpc/dist/Linux/separate/sources.tar
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preferably an export (no SVN/ dirs). The above file misses this
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(2) Lazarus source snapshot.
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- _any_ starting compiler from the 2.4.2 branch) You can do a check by parsing
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the output of 'fpc -v' if it is 2.4.x or 2.5.x it is ok.
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- _any_ starting compiler from the 2.6.2 branch) You can do a check by parsing
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the output of 'fpc -v' if it is 2.6.2, it is ok.
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- dependant packages. (for FreeBSD that is gtk2, and
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GNU make, iconv and gettext)
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@ -193,16 +194,16 @@ properly:
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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2.4 Installing FPC on Mac OS X
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2.4 Installing FPC on Mac OSX
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Read 1.3 first.
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Information:
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http://www.freepascal.org/fpcmac.html#TargetDarwin
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Download the latest Mac OS X dmg package.
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Since fpc for Mac OS X is under heavy development, it s recommended to use
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the latest fpc from svn.
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Download the latest Mac OSX dmg package.
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Since FPC for Mac OSX is under heavy development, it s recommended to use
|
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the latest FPC from svn.
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Open a terminal and type (without the []$)
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@ -233,48 +234,48 @@ properly:
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3. Installing Lazarus
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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3.1 Installing Lazarus under Linux/BSD/MacOSX:
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3.1 Installing Lazarus under Linux/BSD/Mac OSX:
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Because the whole lazarus stuff is installed into one directory, uninstall
|
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is very easy and you don't need to be root to install lazarus.
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Because the whole Lazarus stuff is installed into one directory, uninstall
|
||||
is very easy and you don't need to be root to install Lazarus.
|
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You can get tgz/zip files from the downloads section or you can download it
|
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directly via svn.
|
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|
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Hint: Most Linux distributions contain a Lazarus package. Go to your package
|
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manager and install it.
|
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|
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Downloading lazarus svn: svn provides an easy way to update your sources by
|
||||
Downloading Lazarus svn: svn provides an easy way to update your sources by
|
||||
only downloading the changes. This is the recommended way and saves you a lot
|
||||
of time. A connection to the internet is needed for this:
|
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of time. A connection to the internet is needed for this.
|
||||
You don't to be root. Lazarus does not need any special permissions, neither
|
||||
during installation nor at runtime.
|
||||
First create a directory for lazarus (e.g. /home/username/freepascal) then do
|
||||
First create a directory for Lazarus (e.g. /home/username/freepascal) then do
|
||||
the following:
|
||||
|
||||
connect to the svn server (note: lazarus and freepascal use the same server)
|
||||
connect to the svn server (note: Lazarus and Free Pascal use the same server)
|
||||
|
||||
[]$ svn checkout http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/trunk lazarus
|
||||
|
||||
compile lazarus:
|
||||
compile Lazarus:
|
||||
|
||||
[]$ cd lazarus
|
||||
[]$ make (gmake on BSD)
|
||||
|
||||
If fpc is installed correct, the compilation should work without problems. If
|
||||
not, see FAQ.
|
||||
Start lazarus
|
||||
If FPC is installed correctly, the compilation should work without problems.
|
||||
If not, see the FAQ.
|
||||
Start Lazarus:
|
||||
|
||||
[]$ ./lazarus
|
||||
|
||||
The IDE should start. If you started lazarus in a terminal, you can see some
|
||||
The IDE should start. If you started Lazarus in a terminal, you can see some
|
||||
notes about missing settings. This is normal at first start.
|
||||
The IDE automatically tries to find out where the freepascal compiler and its
|
||||
The IDE automatically tries to find out where the Free Pascal compiler and its
|
||||
sources are installed by searching in the most common directories.
|
||||
Check the paths:
|
||||
Use the IDE menu to go to
|
||||
Environment -> Environment Options -> Files
|
||||
|
||||
The 'FPC Source directory' should point to your fpc source directory. This
|
||||
The 'FPC Source directory' should point to your FPC source directory. This
|
||||
directory normally ends with /fpc/ or /fpcsrc/ (e.g. /usr/share/fpcsrc or
|
||||
/home/username/freepascal/fpc) and
|
||||
contains directories like 'compiler', 'docs', 'fcl', 'rtl' and 'packages'.
|
||||
@ -283,13 +284,14 @@ properly:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Hint:
|
||||
To update lazarus you can use
|
||||
To update Lazarus you can use
|
||||
|
||||
[]$ cd /home/username/freepascal/lazarus
|
||||
[]$ svn up
|
||||
[]$ make clean all (gmake on BSD)
|
||||
|
||||
This will rebuild lazarus and create a minimal IDE with only the basic packages.
|
||||
This will rebuild Lazarus and create a minimal IDE with only the basic
|
||||
packages.
|
||||
|
||||
[]$ make idepkg
|
||||
|
||||
@ -298,32 +300,26 @@ properly:
|
||||
3.1 Installing Lazarus under Windows:
|
||||
|
||||
Just download and install the .exe file. You can get the files from:
|
||||
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89339 (stable release) or
|
||||
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89339 (stable release)
|
||||
or
|
||||
http://snapshots.lazarus.shikami.org/lazarus/ (snapshots)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Thx to Joe for this Step-by-step description:
|
||||
Thanks to Joe for this Step-by-step description:
|
||||
|
||||
You have to download the lazarus source:
|
||||
You have to download the Lazarus source:
|
||||
ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/pub/fpc/source/lazarus.zip
|
||||
|
||||
Then unzip it to c:\lazarus for example.
|
||||
You have to install at least fpc 2.4.2. It compiles to me and lazarus.exe
|
||||
works. The path to my fpc is: c:\pp\bin\win32. In this directory you
|
||||
can find a lot of exe (make, grep, ppc386, and so on).
|
||||
You have to install at least FPC 2.6.2, e.g. in
|
||||
c:\pp\bin\win32.
|
||||
In this directory you can find a lot of exes (make, grep, ppc386, and so on).
|
||||
|
||||
Open a command line. Start->Run...>command or choose MS-DOS icon.
|
||||
Type:
|
||||
cd c:\lazarus
|
||||
set path=c:\pp\bin\win32;c:\lazarus //of course change the first to
|
||||
//the path of yours
|
||||
rem of course adjust to your path:
|
||||
set path=c:\pp\bin\win32;c:\lazarus
|
||||
make
|
||||
|
||||
If you are lucky then you can type: lazarus.exe
|
||||
|
||||
If you extracted lazarus to another drive, eg.: d:\lazarus. It can happen
|
||||
that you need the gnu utility to make it. If you have it, you can take its
|
||||
path to set path=...;<gmakepath> but it is simpler not to choose drive d:\
|
||||
|
||||
That's all.
|
||||
|
||||
If you are lucky then you can type: lazarus.exe
|
||||
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
|
||||
#Lazarus is using following third party libraries and tools
|
||||
#Lazarus uses the following third party libraries and tools
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
#Component libraries:
|
||||
|
||||
@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Example program for the MS SQL Server and Sybase connectors in Lazarus.
|
||||
|
||||
These connectors require the FreeTDS shared library (dblib.dll/.so/.dylib), which at least on Windows requires libiconv2.dll for UTF8 support.
|
||||
These can be downloaded via www.freetds.org and are provided by a lot of Linux distributions.
|
||||
As a courtesy, FreePascal has a downloadable version for Windows at:
|
||||
ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/fpc/contrib/windows/
|
||||
|
||||
The program will ask you for a database type (Sybase or MS SQL Server), username, password, server etc. and then connect.
|
||||
Then it will query the server for database server information and show the results in a dbgrid.
|
||||
|
||||
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