[fpc-devel] Lazarus 1.0 and fpc 2.6 do not install on popular distributions

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 2012-11-22 23:34, Giuliano Colla wrote:
> Thanks, but I managed to install. I just wanted to point out that those 
> incompatibilities may frighten or discourage a new user.


I do agree with what you said - all valid points. I would also like to
point out that FPC (not sure about Lazarus) is available in a .tar.gz
release as well – using its own home-grown installer.

I use OpenSUSE 12.2 (and before that, many versions of Ubuntu) but never
install FPC or Lazarus using the .rpm or .deb releases. I always use the
binary .tar.gz release for FPC and install into a custom location (in my
$HOME directory). I then download the source release of Lazarus, and
manually compile that — also in a custom location in my $HOME directory.

The reasoning is two-fold.
 * I can install into my $HOME directory
 * By manually compiling Lazarus, I am also testing if my FPC
   installation is correct to build my own projects.

Most developers are often going to recompile Lazarus anyway - by
installing new components. So it is just easier doing it from the start,
and in a location where I have read/write access.



Regards,
  - Graeme -

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