I have a unit (sarala_text.pas) which is part of a package (sarala_tools) that uses the LCLProc unit.

My package file lists LCLBase as a requirement

I am able to compile the package from the package viewer

I can ctrl+click on the unit name LCLProc and it takes me there

I can ctrl+click on procedures defined in LCLProc and it takes me there

But when I try to compile my project which uses lists sarala_tools (and LCLBase) as requirements, then Lazarus says it can't find unit LCLProc. Why? >sob<

I recompiled fpc, with make clean all

Then I recompiled lazarus, with make clean all

Still nothing. What do I have to do? Why is this so bloody difficult? I've spent 2 hours and I'm completely stuck, cannot proceed with work.

Thanks for your guidance

~David.

What Lazarus version?
Have you tried Run / Clean up build files?

Mattias

2011/11/5 David Emerson

My package file lists LCLBase as a requirement

I think the requirement should be LCL, not LCLBase.

Juha
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If he uses only LCLProc then LCLBase is the right choice.

Mattias

git-svn-id: http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/trunk at 32710 4005530d-fff6-0310-9dd1-cebe43e6787f

Have you tried Run / Clean up build files?

I tried that, and I can compile/run my project.

However, even when that is possible, I still cannot "Build File" -- then it gives me the error again. So maybe the problem is with "Build File".

~David.

[...] git-svn-id: http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/trunk at 32710 4005530d-fff6-0310-9dd1-cebe43e6787f

Maybe you should update.
Recently a better clean up was implemented.

> Have you tried Run / Clean up build files? I tried that, and I can compile/run my project.

Ok, so you probably had some bad ppu files lying around.

However, even when that is possible, I still cannot "Build File" -- then it gives me the error again. So maybe the problem is with "Build File".

What file do you want to compile and what are the parameters in "Configure build+run file"?

Mattias

I did so (to 33355) and the bug persists.

I guess, although I hadn't actually tried to build the whole project previously, and even after that "build file" is still not working, which was the original source of trouble.

I want to compile the file called sarala_text.pas which uses LCLProc (for utf8 string procs)

Even directly after building and running the project, which uses sarala_text.pas, I still cannot "build file" for sarala_text.pas.

One strange thing I am noticing is that the message window shows: /Docs/fpc/saralatools/sarala_text.pas(1,1) Fatal: Can't find unit LCLProc used by sarala_text

Although the LCLProc uses statement is not until line 12.

Configure build+run file...

tab Options: neither is checked.

tab Build:
- working directory is blank
- build command: $(CompPath) $(EdFile)
- scan for FPC messages and Make messages are both checked
- Macros: lots of stuff.....

tab Run:
- always build before run is checked
- working directory is blank
- run command: $MakeExe($(EdFile))
- Macros: lots of stuff.....

I believe all of these are the defaults, I don't believe I've ever made any changes here.

Thanks so much for your help, by the way!

~David.

The defaults include only the fpc default ppu files.

Try this:

build command: $(CompPath) "-Fu$(ProjUnitPath)" $(EdFile)

Thanks so much for your help, by the way!

You are welcome.

Mattias

David Emerson wrote

I want to compile the file called sarala_text.pas which uses LCLProc (for utf8 string procs)

All utf-8 functionality from LCLProc is now in the package LazUtils in the unit lazutf8. The LCLProc routines now are kept only for backwards compatibility and they are all 1-liners which call LazUtils to do the real work. Just thought you might want to know.