[lazarus] Hello from new user.

[Marco van de Voort]

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> + From: Chris Bruner [mailto:cbruner at ionline.net]
> 
> + OK, so I've downloaded the source, I've downloaded the
> + freepascal, (should I be able to compile the source in Delphi?!)
> 
> In later stages....maybe. Now the libraries are compiled with fpcspecific
> behaviour
> 
> + and I've downloaded cygwin. (I'm trying to build a windows compile).
> +
> + I've also installed all these beasts, but when I try to compile the
> lazarus
> + (using cygwin), it gives me errors. The last few lines of the
> + make are as follows:
> +
> + Compiling interfaces.pp
> + Compiling .\interfaces\gtk\gtkint.pp
> + Fatal: Can't find unit GTK
> + make[1]: *** [allunits.exe] Error 1
> + make: *** [lcl_all] Error 2
> 
> + I've also downloaded python (which I believe include gtk
> + stuff), and I've got gtk stuff in my c:\windows directory.
> + What's it looking for?
> 
> It can't find the gtk.ppw
> It is distributed with fpc. I don't know where it is placed, but your
> ppc386.cfg should point to it.

$(BASEDIR)/units/$(PLATFORM)/gtk

Where basedir is the installation directory (e.g. c:\fpc or
/usr/local/lib/fpc), and PLATFORM the supported platform (linux,
os2,win32,go32v2 or freebsd)