Hi,

how do you recompile fpc after making a small change in the compiler, like enabling the debugmsg define in x86/aoptx86.pas?

make buildbase says nothing was changed, and make clean; make buildbase recompiles not just the compiler, but also the rtl, which is a waste of time.

Bye,

Benito

Am 09.12.2017 14:57 schrieb "Benito van der Zander" :

Hi,
how do you recompile fpc after making a small change in the compiler, like enabling the debugmsg define in x86/aoptx86.pas?

make buildbase says nothing was changed, and make clean; make buildbase recompiles not just the compiler, but also the rtl, which is a waste of time.

Build it in the Lazarus IDE using the corresponding project for your platform (this will result in a compiler/<platform>/pp(.exe) binary). Other than that "make cycle" inside the compiler directory *is* the recommended way to rebuild the compiler even if it rebuilds both the compiler and the RTL multiple times.

Regards,
Sven

For compiler development, I do not use the makefiles, I just use lazarus and work with the executables fpc builds when invoked from lazarus. Alternatively, you can do something like cd fpc/compiler
rm ppc386
make

I only extend: don't forget you can use the "Run Parameters" dialog to debug the modified compiler with a sample PAS program.

Ondrej