[fpc-pascal] Inconsistencies in fpmake?

[dhkblaszyk at zeelandnet.nl]

>> 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.

Sounds like a good idea. Shall I prepare a patch for it?

I'm just wondering about the symlink/copy of the executable. Shouldn't
that be a task for "fmake install"?

Darius