[fpc-devel] Re: new install on Linux

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

I found the problem.  My units folder was located in
/opt/fpc/lib/fpc/units!! I expected /opt/fpc/units.  Anyway, created a
symbolic link in /usr/lib and that sorted the problem. :-)

Regards,
  - Graeme -



On 3/10/06, Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to developing under Linux and installing fpc/lazarus on
> Linux.  I downloaded the FPC 2.0.2 .tar.gz file.  Unpacked it, and ran
> ./install.sh
> Selected /opt/fpc as my install path.  Everything seem to have gone fine.
> Added /opt/fpc/bin to my PATH.  Ran fpc -i  and got the correct output
>
> If I try and compile any sample application or Lazarus (using make
> all), I get this error. Fatal: Can't find unit System
>
> The full output is below.  Am I supposed to put something else in my
> path or LD_LIBRARY path to find the fpc compiled units?
>
> I am running Ubuntu 5.10 and have all the dev packages I could find or
> think of installed.
>
> --------------------------------
> graemeg at porky:/opt/lazarus$ make all
> Makefile:3511: warning: overriding commands for target `examples'
> Makefile:3473: warning: ignoring old commands for target `examples'
> make -C lcl all
> make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/lazarus/lcl'
> /bin/rm -f units/i386-linux/alllclunits.ppu
> /opt/fpc/bin/ppc386 -gl -Fu. -Funonwin32 -Fuwidgetset -Fiinclude -FE.
> -FUunits/i386-linux -Fl/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.2
> -Fl/usr/lib/libc5-compat -Fl/lib/libc5-compat
> -Fl/usr/i486-linuxlibc1/lib -di386 alllclunits.pp
> Free Pascal Compiler version 2.0.2 [2005/12/07] for i386
> Copyright (c) 1993-2005 by Florian Klaempfl
> Target OS: Linux for i386
> Compiling alllclunits.pp
> Fatal: Can't find unit System
> Fatal: Compilation aborted
> make[1]: *** [alllclunits.ppu] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/lazarus/lcl'
> make: *** [lcl] Error 2
> graemeg at porky:/opt/lazarus$
>
> --------------------------------
>
> Regards,
>   - Graeme -
>