[fpc-pascal] FP IDE - can't find System unit

[Marco van de Voort]

> On 30/08/2007, Jonas Maebe <jonas.maebe at elis.ugent.be> wrote:
> >
> > Set up the correct unit directories under Options->Directories

> So does that mean FP IDE doesn't read the global fpc.cfg file located
> it /etc or in my $HOME directory?  If it doesn't, why not? It would
> make sense to do so?
> 
> BTW:
>   I'm only trying to compile a very simple application, that doesn't
> use any units not included in FPC.  I can understand that I need to
> add unit directories for 3rdParty libraries, but not sure why for
> units included with the Free Pascal Compiler (that's already setup in
> fpc.cfg).

Keep in mind that the cmdline compiler, and the IDE compiler are two
separate instances of the compiler. The textmode has fpc.cfg, the IDE its
own (possibly directory/project specific) settings.