+ does that mean i have to compile it myself?? If you have a platform other than Linux.... Yes (or Michael has already build a win32 version) otherwise use the links given on the site: ftp://lazarus.freepascal.org/lazarus/fpc-1.0.5-laz.20010401.i386.rpm ftp://lazarus.freepascal.org/lazarus/fpc-1.0.5-laz.20010401.src.rpm Marc