[fpc-pascal] 2.2.2 INSTALL PROBLEM

[John Youngquist]

Just an update I removed FPC with Add/Remove programs which didn't 
remove everything.
It left the bin directory with fp.cfg alone. I reinstalled 2.2.0 which 
would not launch but just
blinked on screen. I deleted the FPC root directory and everything below 
it. I reinstalled
2.2.0 and it works. I have regularly seen this failure to launch 
behavior about once a month.
I delete the files in  C:\FPC\2.2.0\BIN\i86-WIN32\ and then re-install. 
Re-installing without
removing those files doesn't work.

I also routinely see unusual behavior during debug. In routine debugging 
suddenly breakpoints
don't break anymore. I exit FPC and restart to return to normal 
operation. SImilarly the watching
of record structures just quits. Restart fixes that to. I was hoping 
2.2.2 might fix these problems.
But it won't even run for me.

I have a rather ordinary setup here that runs most things without trouble.

Never the less I'm a great fan of FPC.

JY


John Youngquist wrote:

>
> Has anyone else ever seen this problem? Is this just a bug in 2.2.2 ?
> The file is clearly where it is supposed to be and accessible from 
> other programs.
> Is this message erroneous or misleading? It does prevent compiling 
> anything.
>
> What could cause this?
>
> JY
>
>
>
>
> John Youngquist wrote:
>
>> Thanks for all the info but I'm using XP. I can open the fp.cfg with 
>> notepad.
>>
>> JY
>>
>>
>> Michael Green wrote:
>>
>>> Hi John!
>>>
>>> I saw someone else that posted a similar issue. Are you using Vista? 
>>> If so, this might help:
>>>
>>> * **Right-click** (not the usual left-click) the FPC folder from My 
>>> Computer and select "Options" from the drop-down list (bottom entry).
>>>
>>> * There are 4 tabs at the top of the new window, one of them says 
>>> "Security". Select that one and click the "Edit..." button (a window 
>>> may pop up, asking for your permission to continue - Yes, continue...).
>>>
>>> * There's a list of groups/users and underneith that, a list of 
>>> access rights. First make sure there's a group called "Users" in 
>>> that first list (it should say something like "Users 
>>> (John-PC\Users)"). If it isn't there, click the "Add..." button, in 
>>> the next window click "Object Types.." and select (checkmark) 
>>> "Users" then hit OK on this and the previous window.
>>>
>>> * If "Users" is already in the list, highlight it and from the list 
>>> below select the "Full Control" in the "Allow" column - it will 
>>> automatically select "Modify" as well, but will leave "Special 
>>> Permissions" unselected. That;s ok, so leave it as that and click 
>>> the "OK" button. A window will show what it's doing - applying these 
>>> new security settings to the FPC folder and all subfolders / files.
>>>
>>> Now remember that in doing so, any user (Standard OR Administrator) 
>>> on your computer can add/edit/delete folders and files in your FPC 
>>> folder. If that's too much of a security risk for you, either 
>>> upgrade your own user account to have Administrator rights (Start -> 
>>> type "User" and select "User Accounts" from the program list -> 
>>> Select "Change your account type") -OR- you can specifically select 
>>> the FP.CFG file and apply these settings as outlined above to just 
>>> that file instead of the whole FPC folder.
>>>
>>> Hope that did the trick for you, but use at your own risk ;-)
>>>
>>> -- Mike
>>>
>>> John Youngquist wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I JUST GOT 2.2.2 TO REPLACE MY 2.2.0 VERSION.
>>>> When I compile a file that worked fine before it aborts immediately 
>>>> WITH A MESSAGE:
>>>>
>>>> "UNABLE TO OPEN:  C:\FPC\2.2.2\BIN\i86-WIN32\fp.cfg
>>>>
>>>> Yet this file exists in this directory. Whats wrong?
>>>>
>>>> THANKS  JY
>>>>
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