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Installing lazarus with fpc 2.4.0

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Doug Chamberlin

Looks like there are not yet any Lazarus install downloads ready that contain fpc 2.4.0. That's what I'd like to start with, so I'm looking at the best way to install Laz 0.9.28.2 with fpc 2.4.0.

I started installing lazarus but the dependency checking said it was going to install a bunch of fp* packages that I assumed were older than 2.4.0 (since they were already in the Ubuntu distribution channel). So I stopped.

I'm thinking if I first install fpc 2.4.0 and then install Lazarus 0.9.28.2 that the Laz install will see the existing fpc install and NOT bring in some older fpc packages. Is that correct? I hope so, since that's exactly what I want to happen. I'm just looking for some confirmation that my assessment is reasonably correct.

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IntelliAdmin Support
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I'm thinking if I first install fpc 2.4.0 and then install Lazarus 0.9.28.2...

If you already have Lazarus installed, you can simply install the new compiler, with the sources...then launch Lazarus. Go to tools, and build Lazarus. After the build is finished you should be working with the new compiler

At least that worked for me today with the OSX version...

Joel Sundquist
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Doug Chamberlin
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If you already have Lazarus installed, you can simply install the new compiler, with the sources...then launch Lazarus. Go to tools, and build Lazarus. After the build is finished you should be working with the new compiler

OK, I get that. But I don't have Lazarus already installed and I don't really want to install it with an older fpc version.

I'm wondering if Lazarus can be installed without also including an fpc install at the same time. Seems like a logical thing to have it be separate. Or at least an option. But that does not appear to be available.

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Hans-Peter Diettrich
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> If you already have Lazarus installed, you can simply install the new > compiler, with the sources...then launch Lazarus. Go to tools, and > build Lazarus. After the build is finished you should be working with > the new compiler OK, I get that. But I don't have Lazarus already installed and I don't really want to install it with an older fpc version.

Install FPC first, then build Lazarus from the makefile.

Since the latest FPC version breaks some old code, an older Lazarus distribution may fail to compile with a new compiler. If you want to be up to date, checkout the latest version (trunk) from the repositories, and install from the command line.

DoDi

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Juha Manninen
to Doug Chamberlin: OK, I get that. But I don't have Lazarus already installed and I don't really want to…
Doug Chamberlin wrote 12 lines
IntelliAdmin Support wrote: > If you already have Lazarus installed, you can simply install the new > compiler, with the sources...then launch Lazarus. Go to tools, and > build Lazarus. After the build is finished you should be working with > the new compiler OK, I get that. But I don't have Lazarus already installed and I don't really want to install it with an older fpc version. I'm wondering if Lazarus can be installed without also including an fpc install at the same time. Seems like a logical thing to have it be separate. Or at least an option. But that does not appear to be available.

FPC and Lazarus are separate installations. However, Lazarus needs FPC and your distro's package manager takes care of that dependency. You can install the old FPC now and update it when the new packages are available. Things are easy with package managers.

In another mail you wrote that you plan to "commit to FPC and Lazarus". Then you need the latest development version from SVN.
The Lazarus SVN version is very easy to get and build. You could start with that. Installing the devel version of FPC needs little more effort but not too much (now that I have learned it).

Regards,
Juha Manninen

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