[Lazarus] Some thoughts about the global 'Application' instance.

[Joost van der Sluis]

Op maandag 29-06-2009 om 17:17 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef Mattias
Gaertner:
> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:59:23 +0200
> Joost van der Sluis <joost at cnoc.nl> wrote:
> 
> > Op maandag 29-06-2009 om 16:43 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef Vincent
> > Snijders:
> > > Joost van der Sluis schreef:
> > > > 
> > > > But it would be nice if I could use LResources again, without
> > > > using forms, but that's another story.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I took a quick look, but i don't see how adding LResources add a
> > > dependency on forms.
> > > 
> > > I created a new program (not an application), added LResources to
> > > the uses section and LCL as requirement. It compiled without
> > > linking errors.
> > 
> > Hmm. I can't test it now, because Lazarus doesn't even link at all at
> > the moment.
> > 
> > But in my experience, if linking fails or succeeds is more something I
> > would call 'luck', than anything logical. ;(
> 
> Please try to reproduce the bug and give the FPC team at least some
> hints.
> See here for one of those spooky linker errors
> http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=13840

I'll try.
 
> > I think it also has something to do with the debug-information. One
> of
> > my theories is that when you have compiled Lazarus with a rtl with
> > debuginformation, and thereafter the debuginformation is removed
> from
> > the rtl, you have to make clean and recompile Lazarus completely.
> >  
> > And the same holds for parts of the fcl and such.
> > 
> > But this theory fails on me as Lazarus is not linking now at all...
> > Maybe an old .ppu somewhere which is not cleaned properly...
> 
> Yes. Golden hint: if it does not link, try a 'make clean all'.

Or fix this:

http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=14079

Joost.