[Lazarus] Files have wrong owner, root... making build lazarus impossible.

[Vincent Snijders]

2010/8/29 Peter E Williams <foss.game.pascal.developer at iinet.net.au>:
> Hi All,
>
> I am using Linux Ubuntu 10.04 LTS with latest lazarus (as installed via
> the Ubuntu Software Centre). Today I removed Lazarus and did a clean
> reinstall. I am now unable to do a clean build. See below:
>
> "LCL" completed
> "Package Registration" completed
> "IDE Interface" completed
> "SynEdit" completed
> "CodeTools" completed
> /usr/lib/lazarus/0.9.28.2/examples/hello.pp(31,1) Error: Can't create
> object file: units/i386-linux/hello.o
> /usr/lib/lazarus/0.9.28.2/examples/hello.pp(31,1) Fatal: Can't create
> object units/i386-linux/hello.o
>
> The problem is with the properties of the files such as hello.pp being
> owned by 'root' owner. What is the correct way for me to correct this. I
> would assume that either I need to copy the files or change the owner.
>
> Without doing this I am unable to build lazarus ... making it not very
> useful.

You should not build the examples, so disabled that option the
configure builds lazarus dialog.

If you want to try an example, copy its sources to somewhere in your
home directory and compile from there.

Vincent