Since I'm new to Linux it is entirely possible I've done something wrong. I downloaded the rpm's. I did have problems with dependencies. Tried several things with rpm and yum.
I have Lazarus 9.24 working on the P3 with Fedora 8.
I have never been able to get Lazarus 9.24 working on the AMD Athalon X2 BE2400 with Fedora 8.
Test machines.
AMD Athalon X2 BE2400 2.3 Ghz Fedora 8.
P3 500Mhz Fedora 8.
Below are 2 posts copied from the Linux forum. If I did not use the install below I ended up with an error something like "lazarus dependency = fpc 2.2.0" even though fpc was already installed.
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I've finally been able to install fpc/lazarus (x86_64) on an AMDx64 with Fedora 8 without dependency errors. This is how I finally did it.
rpm -Uvh fpc-2.2.0-0.x86_64.rpm fpc-src-2.2.0-071110.x86_64.rpm fpc-doc-2.2.0-10.fc8.x86_64.rpm lazarus-0.9.24-0.x86_64.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:fpc ########################################### [ 25%] Running on linux
Write permission in /etc.
Saved old config to /etc/fpc.cfg.orig
Found libgcc.a in /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.1.2 Writing sample configuration file to /etc/fpc.cfg
2:fpc-src ########################################### [ 50%] 3:fpc-doc ########################################### [ 75%] 4:lazarus ########################################### [100%]
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Everything seems to be there but when I try to compile even a blank form I get this message.
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libglib.so when searching for -lglib
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lglib
project1.lpr(17,1) Error: Error while linking
project1.lpr(17,1) Fatal: There were 1 errors compiling module, stopping*********
When I try to install this rpm I get this message. So that was not the problem. Some version issue I guess.
rpm -Uvh compiz-gnome-0.6.2-3.fc8.x86_64.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%] package compiz-gnome-0.6.2-3.fc8.x86_64 is already installed
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What's the solution to the libglib.so problem? I've tried recompiling lazarus but that does not work and then lazarus will not even run. I've got 2 earlier post so disregard them. I'm new to linux so I need simple explanations for a simple person. I want to use lazarus with Fedora 8.
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Still trying to get lazarus to compile using x86_64. Response to my previous post "Fedora 8 and Lazarus" indicates one other person has identical problem with no solution. A google search seems to indicate that in general this error means that the program is trying to use a 32 bit library rather than a 64 bit library.
I do not know what I'm looking for but I do not see any oblious problem in "Compiler Options", "Environment Options | Files" or "/etc/fpc.cfg".
Why is the compiler looking in /usr/lib instead of /usr/lib64? There is a libglib.so in /usr/lib but not in /usr/lib64. In /usr/lib64/ there are libglib-1.2.so.0, libglib-1.2.so.0.0.10 and libglib-2.0.so.
It would seem to me that there is a path problem somewhere in fpc or lazarus. I also found a message on the ATRPMS site that they had a problem with x86_64 and Fedora 8 and that it would not be fixed until lazarus 9.25.
The complete error message is.
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/libglib.so when searching for -lglib
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lglib
project1.lpr(17,1) Error: Error while linking
project1.lpr(17,1) Fatal: There were 1 errors compiling module, stoppingDoes anyone have fpc 2.2 and lazarus 9.24 working with fedora 8 and x86_64?
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This appears to me to be a problem with x86_64. I'm kind of limited to testing with these 2 machines. I built the AMD Athalon X2 BE2400 to start using with Linux. I have some familarity with Fedora and do not want move to a different dristro. I'm willing to help do some testing but as I've indicated my Linux skills are very limited.
thanks ron