Hi all,

This eMail is a "Spin-Off" of mailing "Build scripts for Freepascal and Lazarus compilation from source"

Here ( http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Manager ) I started a project to manage Lazarus/FPC installation from svn sources.

In the next weeks/month I will "port" these script to a multiplatform "binary-program".

Please, take it as an hobby... I know that it can be improved a lot and there are mistake for sure, but I hope that this project will grow up well :)

Regards,
Kjow

PS A future goal will be implementation of cross-compiling from win/linux/i386/x64/arm to win/linux/i386/x64/arm, with the right support is not so hard.

2010/10/4 Kjow :

PS A future goal will be implementation of cross-compiling from win/linux/i386/x64/arm to win/linux/i386/x64/arm, with the right support is not so hard.

I have heard good stories about CodeTyphon:
http://www.pilotlogic.com/sitejoom/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=148

Maybe you can take a look at it for inspiration.

Vincent

2010/10/4 Vincent Snijders :

Thanks!
A lot of month ago I installed CodeTyphon, but it was not very great as promised. All cross-compiling from Windows didn't work, only from win to wince-arm worked... maybe now it is better that some time ago.

I already made the setup for arm-linux from linux and I think I understood how it works generally. In linux I compile binutils from sources, so I'll try to make binutils for arm-linux and arm-wince from windows...

When I'll find time, of course :(

Kjow

Hi,

you can have a look at http://svn.lazarusforum.de/svn/lazupdater/trunk .

I started this project some months ago to handle my updates. It can also do a checkout of FPC and Lazarus, but doesn't install needed dependencies(svn, make, binutils...).
It's not finished yet and there is a lot of space for improvements I think. Also documentation and lot of testing has to be done.

Maybe this helps you to reach your goal.

Ingo

2010/10/5 shoKwave :

Thanks, I think it could be usefull to me :)

Kjow

2010/10/4 Kjow :

Here ( http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Manager ) I started

Anyone tried it?
I see that there are 6

2010/10/4 Kjow :

Here ( http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Manager ) I started a project to manage Lazarus/FPC installation from svn sources.

I updated the Linux scripts:
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_Manager http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Setup_Cross_Compile_For_ARM http://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,8084.0.html

Kjow

I have tried it on Windows 2008 and it worked - the only issue I had was having to reboot it in order to set the path as requested, I think that can be done without rebooting.

You've probably got some extra homework with the batch file.

Any way post Windows Vista the capability of the batch scripting has improved.

Hi Kjow,

Thanks for your kind work. As someone with no experience with SVN (i tried turtle SVN on another Laz wiki page w/o success), your batch script appears to be my only solution.

So yesterday, I've tried the windows batch script on my XP PC, there were a couple of hiccups like CHOICE not found, but in the end, the script ran till the end. Briefly, the script installed FPC2.4.0, Slik SVN, restarted windows, I ran the batch again, it downloaded lots of files (which took more than an hour, so I left the PC running and went to bed). The next day, I saw the following screen. However, D:\Develop\Lazarus\ folder did not exist so the installation failed to complete.

The last screen of the batch was:-

BEFORE start first time Lazarus, remember to add to the System PATH: D:\Develop\fpc\2.4.0\
D:\Develop\fpc\binutils\

To start Lazarus run:
D:\Develop\Lazarus\startlazarus.exe

Nothing else to do. Exit.
Press any key to continue . . .

I tried again, press D, and the folders at the end of the installation:

D:\Develop\fpc\binutils\files here.....
D:\Develop\fpc\2.4.0_org\files here....
D:\Develop\tools\svn_sources\empty here...
D:\Develop\tools\tools\empty here...

I also used the following:
REM svn co http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/tags/release_2_4_0 fpc svn co http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk fpc

There's an FI.done file with OK written.

Just a note for other XP users, XP didn't have choice.exe, so I had to copy that from my Windows 2003 Server windows folder. Before that, I spent about half an hour Googling for choice.exe, apparently many of those on the Internet are of different version and don't work.

I've attached the script zipped for your further reference. I'll be deleting all the folders, try again and report the status.

Rgds,
Joshua

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Hi Kjow, the attachment got filtered, so i'll post the top part here:

set OLDDIR=%CD%
set PATHDEST=D:\Develop
set PATH=%PATH%;%PATHDEST%\fpc\binutils\
set OLDPATH=%PATH%
set SVN=Slik-Subversion-1.6.12-win32.msi
set FPCURL=http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/freepascal/Win32/2.4.0 set FPCNAME=fpc-2.4.0.i386-win32.exe

2010/10/13 Frank Church :

Thank you for the feedback :)
When I try to set a path on the batch, the path I added will remain configured until the batch is in execution.
So, seeing it is needed only for the first time, I didn't spend other time on it... maybe for the next revision, if I'll find a way to do this... :)

Kjow

PS the first reboot is needed to make working FPC paths (I mean after fpc installation)

2010/10/14 Joshua Lim :

Thank you too!
There something strange in paths... in my script I setted "C:\Develop", not "D:\Develop", do you have edited it? Teorically, there aren't differences, I tried to make it more indipendent as possible, but I tested it only with "C:\"

Other thing:
When is requested to install FPC, I write as console output that FPC must be installed on: "%PATHDEST%\fpc\2.4.0" do you do this?

About CHOICE, I just read that something changed with Vista/7 from XP... there could be a problem if it's not possible to use the Vista/7 version in XP... I use the scripts on Win7.

However, I'm starting to develop the application... it may take some time (ever less time), but I'm realizing that also I need it.

Kjow

PS FI.done tells the script that First Installation is Done and it must execute uptading routines only. Before the first reset, in the installation process, the script will create a FS.done file that indicates that First Step is Done and it must execute the "after-first-reboot" routines.

Hi,

I just looked over your scripts and have some remarks/questions.

Linux-script:

>echo "Please, enter your account user:" >read NAME

There is a variable called $USER. Why not use this?

>sudo apt-get install -y cvs

What is this package for? I don't have this installed on my ubuntu and you don't use it in your script.

>sudo apt-get install -y alien >... >cd /home/$NAME/fpc_tools/fpc_setup >wget -c

http://mirror.mirimar.net/freepascal/dist/2.4.0/i386-linux/rpm/fpc-2.4.0-1.i386.rpm

>.. >sudo alien -i -c /home/$NAME/fpc_tools/fpc_setup/fpc-2.4.0-1.i386.rpm

I don't see a reason for installing an application, downloading a package and converting them, just to get one binary. Binaries for bootstrap can be downloaded from
ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/pub/fpc/dist/2.4.0/bootstrap/. Or is there another reason?

Why doing an update after a checkout?

Windows-script:

>wget -c %FPCURL%/%FPCNAME%

--directory-prefix="%PATHDEST%\tools\fpc_setup"

%PATHDEST%\fpc\binutils\

>copy %PATHDEST%\fpc\2.4.0_org\bin\i386-win32\as.exe

%PATHDEST%\fpc\binutils\

>...

Binaries for bootstrap can be downloaded from
ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/pub/fpc/dist/2.4.0/bootstrap/ and binutils can be downloaded from
http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpcbuild/binaries/i386-win32/.

>set PATHDEST=C:\Develop >... >C:

It would be more flexible to use 2 variables e.g. "PATHDEST=\Develop" and "DRIVEDEST=C:".

>set OLDPATH=%PATH% >... >set PATH=%OLDPATH%;%PATHDEST%\fpc\2.4.0_org\bin\i386-win32\

The PATH can be set with "set
PATH=%PATH%;%PATHDEST%\fpc\2.4.0_org\bin\i386-win32\". There is no need for an additional variable.

This were just some things I don't understand why you did it this way. Also I'm very low on bandwidth, so I'm looking what's needed to download.

Hope it helps you.

regards
Ingo

Kjow wrote

There something strange in paths... in my script I setted "C:\Develop", not "D:\Develop", do you have edited it?

Yes, i'm using D:\ for non installation files.

Teorically, there aren't differences, I tried to make it more indipendent as possible, but I tested it only with "C:\"

I believe there's no difference.

Other thing: When is requested to install FPC, I write as console output that FPC must be installed on: "%PATHDEST%\fpc\2.4.0" do you do this?

Yes, i end up with:

D:\Develop\fpc\binutils\files here.....

Thanks, I look forward to trying that, you could probably also add an install log for easier troubleshooting.

shoKwave wrote

... and binutils can be downloaded from http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpcbuild/binaries/i386-win32/.

Little correction, path is
http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpcbuild/trunk/install/binw32/

2010/10/15 shoKwave :

?Hi, I just looked over your scripts and have some remarks/questions.

Thank you very much for these remarks, I didn't know some of these things (like $USER or binaries for bootstrap).
Other things are junk inherited by old versions (like cvs that was needed by glscene until a couple of month ago)

About binutils, I want to do in Windows something like in Linux, so I want compile from sources for cross-compiling.
Ok, in the Windows script I simply reused binutils that I installed with first FPC.

So, I'll edit the scripts according to your remarks :)

Thank you!
Kjow

2010/10/15 Joshua Lim :

Thanks, I look forward to trying that, you could probably also add an install log for easier troubleshooting.

Let me know if it works when/if you find a "choise" > xp.

I think I will make the latest changes/improves to the scripts to make they more "stable" and then I'll develop only the application

Regards,
Kjow

Hi Kjow, there are some free "choice" for download from the Internet, but I think they are not fully compatible with windows choice. I didn't try more as it is risky to run files downloaded from the internet. ;)

Finally, I copied the choice from my Windows 2003 server, and that one worked.

Rgds,
Joshua

2010/10/16 Joshua Lim :

Hi Joshua,
So, now the script is fully working?

Regards,
Kjow

Hi Kjow,

No, it's not working, even though the installation ran right till the end. But after that, I discovered that \Develop\Lazarus\ folder did not exist.

Rgds,
Joshua

Hi Kjow, I've tried on another XP PC. This time on C:\. As before, the installation proceed till the end. This time c:\develop\lazarus\ folder was created, but there is no lazarus.exe. I've attached a screen capture of the folders and files inside c:\develop\lazarus\

Rgds,
Joshua

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Hi Kjow,

I downloaded the latest script, ran again, went fine until after reboot. I ran the script again, and it crashed at different points. Please advise, thanks.

A lazarus\examples\canvas_test\rectanglestest.pas
A lazarus\examples\canvas_test\shapedwindowtest.lfm A lazarus\examples\canvas_test\ellipseunit.lfm
A lazarus\examples\canvas_test\drawtest.lfm
A lazarus\examples\canvas_test\shapedwindowtest.pas A lazarus\examples\std_actions
A lazarus\examples\std_actions\unit1.lrs
A lazarus\examples\std_actions\unit1.pas
A lazarus\examples\std_actions\project1.lpr
A lazarus\examples\std_actions\manifest.rc
A lazarus\examples\std_actions\project1.lpi
A lazarus\examples\std_actions\readme.txt
A lazarus\examples\std_actions\unit1.lfm
U lazarus
??3????? 31842??
Proceed? [Y/N]: N
Nothing else to do. Exit.
Press any key to continue . . .

I installed FPC to C:\Develop\fpc\2.4.4\, here's my settings:

set OLDDIR=%CD%
set PATHDEST=C:\Develop
set PATH=%PATHDEST%\fpc\binutils\;%PATH%
set OLDPATH=%PATH%
set SVN=Slik-Subversion-1.6.12-win32.msi
set FPCINSTVER=2.4.4
set FPCVER=2.5.1
set
FPCURL=http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/freepascal/Win32/%FPCINSTVER% set FPCNAME=fpc-%FPCINSTVER%.i386-win32.exe
......................
REM svn co http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/tags/release_2_4_2 fpc svn co http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk fpc

TortoiseSVN links svn as library,

-Fl?vio

set OLDDIR=%CD% set PATHDEST=C:\Develop set PATH=%PATHDEST%\fpc\binutils\;%PATH%

I have only the really required folders in the path, when building FPC or Lazarus.

REM svn co http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/tags/release_2_4_2 fpc svn co http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpc/trunk fpc

Can you tell me where svn.exe resides? I'm using TortoiseSVN, and couldn't find a commanline version of svn on my machine :-(

DoDi

I don't know much about SVN, but the script downloads and installs Slik SVN, if you use that, it will work I guess.