[fpc-devel] One fpc.cfg per fpc version

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Mon, 17 Feb 2014, patspiper wrote:

> On 17/02/14 16:45, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:10:03 +0100 (CET)
>> Michael Van Canneyt <michael at freepascal.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Mon, 17 Feb 2014, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
>>> [...]
>>>> Is there already a doc about how to install multiple versions of fpc?
>>> No, because
>>> a) There are so many ways to do it
>>> b) There are so many platforms.
>>> I prefer to document the possibilities and let the user figure out for 
>>> himself what works best.
>> That's definitely a good thing.
>> 
>> The next step would be to create an example. I guess a common setup is
>> the latest release and trunk.
>> 
>> Let's say I start such a page.
>> 
>> Then I would explain the two common setups
>> 
>> The clean approach:
>> 1.1. read Michael's docs
>> 1.2. install the latest released compiler
>> 1.3. download the trunk sources, compile it
>> 1.4. "make install INSTALL_PREFIX=~/fpc/2.7.1"
>> 1.5. setup a fpc.cfg (~/fpc/2.7.1/lib/etc/fpc.cfg), add
>> -FD~/fpc/2.7.1/bin and adapt the -Fu lines.
>> 
>> Then you can select the 2.6.2 via /usr/bin/fpc or the 2.7.1 via
>> ~/fpc/2.7.1/lib/2.7.1/ppcx86.
>
> Calling ppcxxx directly breaks easy cross compilation using build modes.

Not if the IDE is aware of this.

Michael.