[fpc-pascal] Inconsistencies in fpmake?

[dhkblaszyk at zeelandnet.nl]

>
>
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, dhkblaszyk at zeelandnet.nl wrote:
>
>> >> 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"?
>
> I also think so; I don't think the copy/symlink is necessary; The binary
> should
> simply be outputted in the bin/os-cpu directory.

What compiler switches are preferred? -FE / -FU or -FU / -o? Don't know if
it differs that much. AFAIK Lazarus uses the latter.

> fpmake can write a message like 'Writing binary to bin/os-cpu directory'
> so
> the user knows where to look.

Ofcourse.

Darius