[fpc-pascal] fpmake dependencies

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009, Mattias Gärtner wrote:

> Zitat von Michael Van Canneyt <michael at freepascal.org>:
> 
> >[...]
> >
> > On Tue, 14 Apr 2009, Mattias Gärtner wrote:
> >
> > > Zitat von Michael Van Canneyt <michael at freepascal.org>:
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2009, Mattias Gärtner wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I saw that the fpmake programs of the fpc sources contain the
> > unit/include
> > > > file
> > > > > dependencies.
> > > > > Why?
> > > > > (fpc finds the unit/include file dependencies automatically.)
> > > >
> > > > For the zip archive creation. All files are needed.
> > >
> > > Apparently for the 'clean' too.
> > >
> > > Why does it warn, when the files to be cleaned are already cleaned?
> > >
> > > Warning: File "units/i386-darwin/allcodetoolunits.o" does not exist
> > > Warning: File "units/i386-darwin/allcodetoolunits.ppu" does not exist
> >
> > Under normal operation, this should not happen ?
> 
> IMO this is a normal operation:
> svn up && fppkg clean build
> 
> Questions:
> Why a warning instead of a hint?
> Why not explain why it was searched?
> 
> Newbies will get confused by such warnings.
> 
> If you think that the message is needed, then maybe use this:
> 
> Hint: File "units/i386-darwin/allcodetoolunits.o" was already deleted

It should maybe be reduced to a debug message, just to see what the 
clean command is actually trying to do. 

> > > > > Is there a tool to create them automatically?
> > > >
> > > > Not yet. This is planned.
> > >
> > > Come on. You didn't add the 14 thousand filenames manually, did you?
> >
> > The unit source names were added from the Makefile.fpc (there is a conversion
> > mode) but the rest was added manually.
> 
> You call yourself a programmer? Shame on you. ;)

Ah, but for the RTL, adding them manually was less job than
writing a tool. Basically, I'm lazy :)

> > I realize that for the LCL, this will be a rather largish job :-)
> 
> I will rather write a tool than add them manually.

I was hoping someone would volunteer :-)

For the LCL, writing the tool is probably less work (given the codetools)
than adding them manually, so basically, you're just lazy too. This way
I don't need to feel too ashamed about myself :)


> > > > > Can I use file masks?
> > > >
> > > > I think yes ?
> > >
> > > I only found a mask for Sources. Somewhere else where I can look?
> >
> > packages/fpmkunit/src/fpmkunit.pp :-)
> 
> That's where I looked. Should I copy the SearchFile procedure?

Can't you use it instead of copy it ?


Michael.