[fpc-pascal] Inconsistencies in fpmake?

[Peter Vreman]

> I was doing some tests with fpmake and came across what appears to be an
> inconsistency.
>
> When fpmaking a program a units/cpu-os is created but the commandline
> parameters for FPC are "-FE." which causes the tool and possible other
> units to be placed in the directory where the program is located.
> When calling "fpmake clean", the clean algorithm cannot find either the
> .ppu/.o or the .exe files as it searches the units directory and not the
> root dir.
>
> I would like to patch this inconsistency, but I am not sure what the
> consensus is on fpmaking tools.
>
> 1) should -FU.units/cpu-os be used, so all compiled stuff is separated
> from the executable which will result in the root dir
> 2) should -FE. be used as it is now, but the units directory not be
> created anymore and the clean algorithm adjusted so it searches the
> right directory?

Solution 1) needs to be fixed. This is a prerequisite for good cross-compiling support. Maybe even
the executables need to be placed in a bin/cpu-os directory and symlinked (or copied) to the
current dir.