[fpc-pascal] compiling 2.6.1 from 2.4.5

[Sven Barth]

On 11.03.2012 21:29, Thierry B. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I come back to freepascal after one year and I wanted to build all
> versions from my already installed 2.2.5. Builds:
>
> - 2.4.0 from 2.2.5 : OK
> - 2.4.2 from 2.4.0 : OK
> - 2.4.4 from 2.4.2 : OK
> - 2.4.5 from 2.4.2 : OK
> - 2.6.1 from 2.4.5 : NOK : __missing_command_DATA2INC -b -s fppkg.cfg
> fppkg.inc fppkg
>
> I can see from http://wiki.freepascal.org/Fpcmake#Trouble_Shooting :
>
>> his happens when a tool required by the make process is not found.
>> Remedy: Add the path to the tool as an option to make, like
>> DATA2INC=/path/to/data2inc, for the tool data2inc
>
> Well, why only for 2.6.1? data2inc is in every previously build
> freepascal /bin directory.

The only guaranteed and supported way of compiling Free Pascal is to use 
the latest release. Thus you should build 2.6.0 with your 2.4.4 (not 
2.4.5) and then build 2.6.1 using that 2.6.0.

Regards,
Sven