[Lazarus] Portable error messages

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

I copied zlib1.dll to Windows/System32 directory.  I then ran Tools | Build Lazarus... and received the same error:

C:\lazarus\ide\lazarus.pp(122,1) Error: Import library not found for libz

Here's the c:\lazarus\ide\lazarus.pp file:

{ $Id: lazarus.pp 16543 2008-09-11 11:24:03Z mattias $ }
{
 /***************************************************************************
                                 Lazarus.pp
                             -------------------
                   This is the lazarus editor program.

                   Initial Revision  : Sun Mar 28 23:15:32 CST 1999


 ***************************************************************************/

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}

program Lazarus;

{$mode objfpc}{$H+}

{$I ide.inc}

{$IFDEF WINDOWS}
  {$R lazarus.rc}
{$ENDIF}

{off $DEFINE IDE_MEM_CHECK}

uses
  //cmem,
  {$IFDEF UNIX}{$IFDEF UseCThreads}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}{$ENDIF}
  {$IFDEF IDE_MEM_CHECK}
  MemCheck,
  {$ENDIF}
  {$IF defined(Unix) and not defined(VER2_2_0) and not defined(VER2_2_2)}
  clocale,
  {$ENDIF}
  Interfaces,
  Forms, LCLProc,
  Splash,
  Main,
  AboutFrm,
  // use the custom IDE static packages AFTER 'main'
  {$IFDEF AddStaticPkgs}
  {$I staticpackages.inc}
  {$ENDIF}
  {$IFDEF BigIDE}
    RunTimeTypeInfoControls, Printer4Lazarus, Printers4LazIDE,
    CGILaz, CGILazIDE,
    MemDSLaz, SDFLaz, TurboPowerIPro, 
    FPCUnitTestRunner, FPCUnitIDE, ProjTemplates, TAChartLazarusPkg,
    {$IFDEF windows}
      SQLDBLaz, DBFLaz,
    {$ENDIF}
    {$IFDEF Linux}
      SQLDBLaz, DBFLaz,
    {$ENDIF}
  {$ENDIF}
  MainBase;

{$I revision.inc}

begin
  {$IFDEF IDE_MEM_CHECK}CheckHeapWrtMemCnt('lazarus.pp: begin');{$ENDIF}

  // When quick rebuilding the IDE, FPC rebuilds only the lazarus.pp, so any
  // flag that should work with quick build must be set here.
  KeepInstalledPackages:={$IFDEF BigIDE}True{$ELSE}False{$ENDIF};
  
  LazarusRevisionStr:=RevisionStr;
  Application.Title:='Lazarus';
  Application.Initialize;
  TMainIDE.ParseCmdLineOptions;
  if Application.Terminated then exit;

  // Show splashform
  if ShowSplashScreen then begin
    SplashForm := TSplashForm.Create(nil);
    SplashForm.Show;
    Application.ProcessMessages; // process splash paint message
  end;

  MainIDE:=TMainIDE.Create(Application);
  MainIDE.CreateOftenUsedForms;
  MainIDE.StartIDE;
  {$IFDEF IDE_MEM_CHECK}CheckHeapWrtMemCnt('lazarus.pp: TMainIDE created');{$ENDIF}

  try
    Application.Run;
  except
    debugln('lazarus.pp - unhandled exception');
    Halt;
  end;
  if (SplashForm<>nil) then begin
    SplashForm.Free;
    SplashForm:=nil;
  end;

  debugln('LAZARUS END - cleaning up ...');

  // free the IDE, so everything is freed before the finalization sections
  MainIDE.Free;
  MainIDE:=nil;
end.
          

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From: "zeljko" <zeljko at holobit.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:32
To: "General mailing list" <lazarus at lazarus.freepascal.org>
Subject: Re: [Lazarus] Import library not found for libz

> On Thursday 04 December 2008 16:59, Bob K. wrote:
>> I've uninstalled Lazarus, and re-installed.  I checked all the environment
>> options and everything seems fine.  I ran some Lazarus example projects and
>> they all work.
>>
>> Version #: 0.9.26 beta
>> Date: 2008-10-05
>> FPC Version: 2.2.2
>> SVN Revision: 16885
>> i386-win32-win32/win64
>>
>> Windows Vista
>>
>> I've compiled FlexCel.lpk and FlexCel_DESIGN.lpk successfully.  When I
>> attempt to install FlexCel_DESIGN.lpk I'm getting the following error:
>>
>> C:\lazarus\ide\lazarus.pp(122,1) Error: Import library not found for libz
>> C:\lazarus\ide\lazarus.pp(122,1) Fatal: There were 1 errors compiling
>> module, stopping
> 
> hm...I've installed FlexCel w/o any problem (winXP), but I've copied zlib1.dll 
> into ..Windows\System32 dir. I cannot remember of any error with "libz" it 
> sound me like UNIX is declared somewhere ;)
> 
>>
>>
>> I updated the Compiler Options | Library (-Fl) to include the folder that
>> contains zlib1.dll, but I'm still getting the same error.
>>
>> Please help,
>> bob k.
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