[Lazarus] Multiple installations

[Martin]

Matt Shaffer wrote:
> First off, something went messy with my 9.28 install (On Windows); it 
> complained componenttreeview.pas couldn't be found when I tried 
> recompiling the IDE, when it was right in the unit paths directory... 
> so I thought I'd just install 9.28.2, to a different directory. The 
> problem is that this new install seemed to have migrated everything 
> from the old install; that or it's still trying to recompile the old 
> IDE, as it also complained about the same file. I am currently too 
> lazy to try to wipe every trace of lazarus off this machine so I can 
> do a fresh install, unfortunately.
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Your configuration is in
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\lazarus

You need to delete this, if you want a real clean new install

If you want/need more than one installation, you can use the command 
line option --primary-config-path="C:\foo"   In order to add a command 
line option,. you need to create a windows short-cut, This will allow 
you to specify it.


And last not least:
- Never mind where you installed Lazarus AND fpc => don't copy or move 
the folder later. All your config has this folder (including a file 
called fpc.cfg, in the fpc directory)
- Try to avoid spaces and special chars in the path to lazarus and your 
project. (There had  been issues, some may be fixed, but I do not know)

That should be it.


Martin