Hi, I'm trying to use Lazbuild from a cron job in a server to create nightly builds. Our projects are developed on machines with different paths for libraries, and I would like to know how to force Lazbuild to ignore the search-path specified in the .lpi file, and use a new one.

How can I do that?

Thanks in advance,

Why does you lpi contain wrong search paths?

Make the search paths relative.

Put the platform specific parts into packages.

Use macros.
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/IDE_Macros_in_paths_and_filenames

Use environment options and the macro env.

Otherwise:
Copy the lpi and change the search paths there.

Mattias

Thanks Mattias, the lpi contains correct search path for the develpment PC, but the library directories are organized differently on the build machine.

Is there a way to pass a Macro as an Lazbuild parameter?.

Normally you organize libraries in lazarus packages. It's not hard. Just create a package, add the files and add the package to the project.

Then you can simply do

lazbuild /path/to/package.lpk /path/to/project.lpi

I hardly set search paths anymore. The IDE does that for me.

Is there a way to pass a Macro as an Lazbuild parameter?.

Add to the project compiler options search path ;$ENV(MYPATH).

Then you can do in bash:
MYPATH=/your/path lazbuild some.lpi

Mattias

Ah!, I didn't thought about that. Looks good.

For example, I use Synapse library. I could create an .lpk package only in my build system then I can compile my programs as you mentioned.