[fpc-pascal] Re: RE : Re: RE : Re: RE : Re: RE : Re: RE : FPCUp FPC/Lazarus installer/updater: first Linux/Windows version released

[Reinier Olislagers]

On 11-2-2012 14:42, Ludo Brands wrote:
> 
>>> Why not create a fpcup script or link alongside the 
>> launcher(s) that 
>>> take the same parameters as the one use to create the 
>> launcher? Something like
>>> 'lazlinkname' and 'lazlinkname Update'.     
>> Mmm, don't get what you mean here. What do you mean by 
>> launcher and the parameters used to create the launcher?
>>
> Sorry, I mean the shortcut on desktop or home dir. The parameters are the
> fpcup parameters used to do all the nice work and that finishes with the
> creation of the mentioned shortcut. So, the alternative to storing config
> parameters somewhere is the suggestion to not create one but 2 shortcuts.
> The first launches lazarus and the second launches fpcup with the same
> parameters that were used to create these links. Example: a side by side
> installation of lazarus fpc 2.6.1 and lazarus fpc 2.7.1 gives 4 shortcuts,
> lazarus2.6.1 , lazarus2.6.1(Update), lazarus2.7.1 and lazarus2.7.1(Update).
> 
> 
Oh, I see.
That would be possible and quite... orthogonal (isn't there a less
stuffy word for this?) to any decisions on config files and where to
store them...

First let me get your patch and the --primary-config-path stuff done ;)

Thanks,
Reinier