[fpc-pascal] Workaround for #0011837 (FPC <= 2.2.2 with GTK >= 2.13)
Giovanni Premuda
lists at softwerk.it
Mon Jan 19 23:01:43 CET 2009
Michalis Kamburelis wrote:
> In case someone wonders how to workaround this bug
> http://mantis.freepascal.org/view.php?id=11837
> (occurs with GTK >= 2.13.4, e.g. on Ubuntu 8.10 we have GTK 2.14):
>
> I found that the quick workaround that works is to pass --noinhibit-exec
> to ld, that is "-k--noinhibit-exec" to FPC command-line. The ld will
> then treat unresolved references as mere warnings, and will produce
> working executable (assuming your program doesn't actually call
> obsoleted GTK2 functions).
>
> Of course, you can also upgrade to FPC from SVN. Above workaround is
> useful only if you have to stick to released FPC 2.2.2.
>
Can anyone spread this all over the Lazarus site, the Lazarus readmes
and release notes, the lazarus debs, sorceforge and everywhere else???
This has been a major block for anyone trying to use Lazarus under
Intrepid. Patching fpc is not really the best way to start... :)
Giovanni
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