[Lazarus] Astronomy Software

[Terry A. Haimann]

On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:17:09 +0200
Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg.lists at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2009/11/14 ik <idokan at gmail.com>:
> >
> > That much I understand (I hope). However, I can't install run-time packages,
> > so how does Lazarus knows about them ?
> 
> run-time packages do not modify the IDE - no components get install
> into the IDE's component palette. So you will create a project and
> simply and that run-time package as a dependency to that project, so
> that it gets compiled into you project and used at run-time.
> 
> As soon as you open the run-time package and compile it (NOT compile &
> install, just compile), then Lazarus knows about the package and it
> will appear as a option in the "dependency list" of other projects.

In fact, you don't even need to compile it. Just open the lpk file once.


> design-time packages will add a new Property Editor or Component on
> the component palette of the IDE. It will register components that you
> can drop on a Form in the Form Designer.


Mattias