[Lazarus] Components dcu?

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:41:51 +0100
Graeme Geldenhuys <graeme at geldenhuys.co.uk> wrote:

> On 29/08/12 10:21, Chavoux Luyt wrote:
> >
> > My real problem was getting my Delphi Components to work in Lazarus without
> > breaking the whole IDE.
> 
> 
> The general rule of component development [even in Delphi], is to first 
> test your component without installing it in the IDE. If it works, then 
> register it with the IDE, and test again.

Yes.

Also note, that most Lazarus packages don't need to be installed. You
can simply use them in your project. No install and no IDE restart is
required. You can even use packages with a different
compiler, for example another version or when cross compiling.

Mattias