[Lazarus] Lazarus and FPC versions for Ubuntu 10?

[Frank Church]

On 26 September 2010 22:55, ABorka <fpc-devel at aborka.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I would do a build of FPC and Lazarus from SVN trunk.
> It works for me superbly and I don't have to worry about updates or keeping
> up-to-date with FPC/Lazarus.
> Nor waiting years for the latest packages to be updated and included in
> Ubuntu.
> The 2.5.1 trunk of FPC has a ton of new features and fixes/updates which I
> need and use without a problem.
>
> Building FPC and Lazarus from SVN can be a little bit tricky until one gets
> it right, but once you have it you will not look back.
>
> I can list my step by step install if you need (the first PITA item on the
> list is to install the VMWare tools into your Ubuntu so you will have
> copy/paste for the build process commands. This requires some kernel
> sources, etc.).
>
>
Can you do that please?

I have just had a difficult time installing Lazarus and FPC from SVN. I
succeeded but I am not sure what other flaws are lurking in the build.
I dread to think what might happen next time I try it again, and I am sure I
will have to.

We could exchange some tips.


> AB
>
>
> On 9/26/2010 14:29, Bo Berglund wrote:
>
>> I have just installed Ubuntu 10.04.1 desktop in a VMWare virtual machine.
>> I also did a full update of everything after the install.
>>
>> Now for Lazarus....
>> In the Synaptic Package Manager I see versions:
>> Lazarus: 0.9.28.2-8ubuntu1
>> FPC: 2.4.0-2
>>
>> I don't know if these are current or if there is another
>> way to get the right versions.
>> Please suggest the best way to proceed.
>>
>> --
>> Bo Berglund
>>
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