Install on aarch64 Arch or Manjaro: what changed

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1	1		## Introduction
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3	3		As of August 2020 binary packages for Lazarus are not available for Arch or Manjaro Linux on 64 bit ARM (aarch64).
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5	5		A list of ARM packages for Arch Linux is available [here](https://archlinuxarm.org/packages).
6	6
7	7		Manjaro is the default Linux version pre-installed on the Pinebook Pro for example.
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9	9		It is therefore necessary to download the FPC tar installer, FPC source, Lazarus source and compile Lazarus yourself.
10	10
11	11		## Install Free Pascal
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13	13		1\. Install binutils
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15	15		``` bash
16	16		sudo pacman -Syu binutils
17	17		```
18	18
19	19		2\. Download the FPC binaries
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21	21		Download the FPC binaries from [here](https://www.freepascal.org/down/aarch64/linux-hungary.html).
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23	23		3\. Unpack and install the FPC binaries
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25	25		``` bash
26	26		tar -xf fpc-3.2.0.aarch64-linux.tar
27	27		cd fpc-3.2.0.aarch64-linux
28	28		sudo sh install.sh
29	29		```
30	30
31	31		4\. Download and unpack the FPC source
32	32
33	33		Download fpc-3.2.0.source.tar.gz from [here](https://www.freepascal.org/down/source/sources.html), and unpack the it into some convenient directory (eg ~/fpc/fpc-3.2.0).
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35	35		5\. Test FPC
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37	37		Use an editor to create helloworld.pas:
38	38
39	39		``` pascal
40	40		Program helloworld;
41	41		begin
42	42		writeln ('Hello world');
43	43		end.
44	44		```
45	45
46	46		Compile it:
47	47
48	48		``` bash
49	49		fpc helloworld.pas
50	50		Free Pascal Compiler version 3.2.0 [2020/06/05] for aarch64
51	51		Copyright (c) 1993-2020 by Florian Klaempfl and others
52	52		Target OS: Linux for AArch64
53	53		Compiling helloworld.pas
54	54		Assembling helloworld
55	55		Linking helloworld
56	56		4 lines compiled, 0.5 sec
57	57		```
58	58
59	59		Run it:
60	60
61	61		``` bash
62	62		./helloworld
63	63		Hello world
64	64		```
65	65
66	66		## Install Lazarus
67	67
68	68		1\. Install the necessary Manjaro packages
69	69
70	70		``` bash
71	71		sudo pacman -Syu make subversion qt5pas
72	72		```
73	73
74	74		2\. Download the Lazarus source
75	75
76	76		``` bash
77	77		cd
78	78		mkdir fpc
79	79		cd fpc
80	80		svn co https://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/trunk lazarus
81	81		```
82	82
83	83		3\. Compile Lazarus
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85	85		``` bash
86	86		cd lazarus
87	87		make LCL_PLATFORM=qt5
88	88		```
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90	90		and run it:
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92	92		``` bash
93	93		./startlazarus
94	94		```
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96	96		## Add Lazarus to your KDE start menu
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98	98		1\. Create this file
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100	100		``` bash
101	101		touch ~/.local/share/applications/lazarus.desktop
102	102		```
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104	104		2\. Open the file you just created in an editor
105	105
106	106		``` bash
107	107		kate ~/.local/share/applications/lazarus.desktop
108	108		```
109	109
110	110		2\. Paste in this code
111	111
112		-	~~`[Desktop Entry]`\~~
113		-	~~`Categories=Development;`\~~
114		-	~~`Comment=IDE`\~~
115		-	~~`Exec=~/fpc/lazarus/startlazarus %f`\~~
116		-	~~`GenericName=IDE`\~~
117		-	~~`Icon=lazarus-icon`\~~
118		-	~~`InitialPreference=9`\~~
119		-	~~`MimeType=text/plain;`\~~
120		-	~~`Name=Lazarus`\~~
121		-	~~`Path=`\~~
122		-	~~`StartupNotify=true`\~~
123		-	~~`Terminal=false`\~~
124		-	~~`TerminalOptions=`\~~
125		-	~~`Type=Application`\~~
126		-	~~`X-DBUS-ServiceName=`\~~
127		-	~~`X-DBUS-StartupType=`\~~
128		-	~~`X-KDE-HasTempFileOption=true`\~~
129		-	~~`X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false`\~~
130		-	~~`X-KDE-Username=`~~
	112	+	``` pascal
	113	+	[Desktop Entry]
	114	+	Categories=Development;
	115	+	Comment=IDE
	116	+	Exec=~/fpc/lazarus/startlazarus %f
	117	+	GenericName=IDE
	118	+	Icon=lazarus-icon
	119	+	InitialPreference=9
	120	+	MimeType=text/plain;
	121	+	Name=Lazarus
	122	+	Path=
	123	+	StartupNotify=true
	124	+	Terminal=false
	125	+	TerminalOptions=
	126	+	Type=Application
	127	+	X-DBUS-ServiceName=
	128	+	X-DBUS-StartupType=
	129	+	X-KDE-HasTempFileOption=true
	130	+	X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
	131	+	X-KDE-Username=
	132	+	```
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132	134		3\. Save the file and close the editor
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134	136		4\. Create a 48x48 xpm format icon and save it to /usr/share/pixmaps/lazarus-icon.xpm You can download mine from <http://pscan.uk/images/lazarus-icon.xpm>
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136	138		A new menu entry called "Lazarus" should appear in KDE's menu.
137	139
138	140		## Acknowledgement
139	141
140	142		[Original source of information](https://forum.manjaro.org/t/how-to-install-fpc-and-lazarus-on-pinebook-pro-arm-64-bit/152872).
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142	144		[Mirror of this article](https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Pinebook_Pro/Freepascal_and_Lazarus_IDE_on_Manjaro).
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144	146		---
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