Hello,

I compiled one small linux app with lazarus installed in virtual box emulation of windows.
I've a shared directory recognize by windows as \\VBOXSVR The compiler cant' follow it, when i compile an app located in it the compiler say ant find the directory ''
If i try to add a path in project options i can folow the link but when i click OK it return an empty string.
Is it a bug ?

Zitat von Fedorax :

What are the exact directory names?
Do you use a symbolic link?
Maybe the symbolic link is wrong and points to a non existing directory.

Mattias

Le 09/05/2010 10:49, Mattias G?rtner a ?crit :

No, i never use symbolic links in my apps.

My test sources files was in:
\\VBOXSVR\moi\sources_soft\lazarus_projets\db_utils After move all project sources in c:\freepascal\projets\dbutils Project start but can't read his config text file wich stay in \\VBOXSVR\home\moi\bouq_db\bin\.db_utils
I move config text files in c:\freepascal\projets\dbutils\config All work
The most amazing is that my app work with dbf, all my db files are stay in \\VBOXSVR\home\moi\bouq_db\dbf\... lots of sub dirs and i can open all db files without have to move it. After close the app last used directory is memorised in c:\freepascal\projets\dbutils\config\cfg_last_files.txt as \\VBOXSVR\moi\bouquinique_db\db_bouq\bde_dbf\cat_bouq\bd\ When i restart program it read the cfg file with tstringlist and return correct result
opendialog.initialdir:=Curdir;
showmessage(opendialg.initialdir) return a good result but opendialog.execute ignore this directory and go on c:\bureau\Mes documents\
Note that with windows lazarus is some time very slow ( more than 20 s. ) to open directory.

Version of lazarus is 0.9.29 with windows xp

Fedorax wrote

My test sources files was in: \\VBOXSVR\moi\sources_soft\lazarus_projets\db_utils

I assign drive letters to those shared folders, then Lazarus and FPC works fine. I create drive letters via Total Commander, not sure how to do it from within Windows supplied apps.

Le 09/05/2010 12:48, Graeme Geldenhuys a ?crit :

I don't know total commander and i stop using windows 6 years ago. I just reinstall an virtual xp yesterday to see how lazarus can cross compile. I've only firefox fpc and lazarus on my linux virtual.

Not all applications like UNC paths (== the one you gave). Even cmd.exe in windows needs a drive letter.

Mapping a driveletter in windows can be done on several ways, no need for 3rd party tools. I'll give you 2 of them.

1) in the exporer, navigate to \\VBOXSVR (in the address bar), when the shares are listed, right click a share and choose "map network drive"

2) From the tools menu, choose "map network drive"

Marc

Le 10/05/2010 01:50, Marc Weustink a ?crit :

Thank's. Solution 2 work fine, i can now compile and retrieve config files from shared directory.
For other's user which could be interested i sp?cify: With xp familial ?dition this option is not in right click, only in tool menu.
For french ?dition it's: menu outils -> configurer un lecteur r?seau.

Marc Weustink wrote

Not all applications like UNC paths (== the one you gave). Even cmd.exe in windows needs a drive letter.

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Just amazing how Windows' own tools cannot handle Windows features. :-/ [/OT]