[Lazarus] importing program into lazarus project

Mattias Gaertner nc-gaertnma at netcologne.de
Mon Jul 21 22:33:30 CEST 2008


On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:45:36 +0200
"Graeme Geldenhuys" <graemeg.lists at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:38 AM, Marc Santhoff
> <M.Santhoff at t-online.de> wrote:
> > I have a program written using fpc only that I'd like to import
> > into a lazarus project. How can this be done the easiest way?
> 
> Simply load Lazarus with a blank Lazarus project. Then open the main
> unit (program) of your fpc project using 'File | Open'...  Lazarus
> will detect it's a 'program' and ask if it can manage it. Say yes.
> Lazarus would now have created a new .lpi file for your fpc program.
> Save the project and you are ready to go.

Or use directly Project / New Project from file.

 
> > And what is the difference between "custom program" and "program"
> > project types,
> 
> No idea what's the difference. All I know is that "program" is a Free
> Pascal program and Lazarus maintains the .lpi (Lazarus Project
> Information) file for that program.

It's a different start source and some more options (Project Options /
Miscellaneous) are off for custom program.
You can change all things at any time.


Mattias



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