[Lazarus] ToDoListLaz

[Sven Barth]

On 04.02.2011 06:53, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:
> Mattias Gaertner schrieb:
>
>>> I have no idea what might be wrong with my installation or
>>> configuration. Does there already exist a distribution for Windows,
>>> including FPC, so that I can test 0.30 in a clean environment (VM)?
>>
>> Have you tried the daily snapshot?
>
> I tried it now, after 1 hour downloading, and I'm really impressed, the
> installation proceeded without major problems :-)
>
> Nontheless I encounterd some problems, that make the installation
> unusable. The Windows installer could be improved a bit:
>
> 1) The desktop icon could reflect the installation folder name, so that
> it can be distinguished from other Lazarus icons.
>
> 2) The working directory is not set for the destop icon, so that a
> --debug-log goes to the desktop. This directory also should be set to
> the installation directory.
>
> 3) The configuration is not initialized, so that the default (old)
> installation is used. The IDE internals reveal:
>
>  >>
> Global IDE options:
> Primary config directory=C:\Users\dodi\AppData\Local\lazarus
> Secondary config directory=D:\lazarus931
> LazarusDirectory=D:\lazarus\
> CompilerFilename=D:\FPC\2.4.2\bin\i386-win32\fpc.exe
> Real CompilerFilename=D:\FPC\2.4.2\bin\i386-win32\fpc.exe
> <<
>
> This clearly is *not* a useful setup for multiple installations, since
> the old compiler and other settings are used.
>
> This is what happens when the snapshot Lazarus is used from the desktop
> icon (with --debug-log added):
>
>  >>
> TLazPackageGraph.RegistrationError Package: "FCL 1.0"#0DUnit Name:
> "RegisterFCL"#0D#0DUnit not found: "RegisterFCL"
> TLazPackageGraph.RegistrationError Package: "LCLBase 1.0"#0DUnit Name:
> "RegisterLCL"#0D#0DUnit not found: "RegisterLCL"
> TLazPackageGraph.OpenInstalledDependency ToDoListLaz 0.0 0
> FindMissingClass ActionGrid:TStringGrid IsInherited=False
> FindMissingClass ContextTree:TTreeView IsInherited=False
> FindMissingClass Splitter1:TSplitter IsInherited=False
> FindMissingClass ToolBar1:TToolBar IsInherited=False
> FindMissingClass BtnImport:TToolButton IsInherited=False
> FindMissingClass OtherActionPanel:TPanel IsInherited=False
> FindMissingClass OtherActionLabel:TLabel IsInherited=False
> FindMissingClass OtherActToggleBox:TToggleBox IsInherited=False
> FindMissingClass SaveDialog1:TSaveDialog IsInherited=False
> FindMissingClass OpenDialog1:TOpenDialog IsInherited=False
> TMainIDE.DoLoadLFM loading nested class TOpenDialog needed by
> D:\lazarus\ide\frames\editor_mouseaction_options_advanced.pasTMainIDE.DoLoadLFM
> DoLoadComponentDependencyHidden NestedClassName=TOpenDialog failed for
> D:\lazarus\ide\frames\editor_mouseaction_options_advanced.pasOpenResource DoLoadLFM
> failedTMainIDE.DoOpenEditorFile failed OpenResource:
> D:\lazarus\ide\frames\editor_mouseaction_options_advanced.pasLAZARUS END
> - cleaning up ...
> <<
>
> I'd suggest that the installer checks for a previous installation (this
> is already done), and when one is found asks whether to install the
> snapshot as the default Lazarus (overwriting the old config etc.), or as
> yet another installation (creating and using a new config in the
> installation directory).
>
> Since snapshots do not always work, it would be a good idea to make them
> *always* use a private configuration in the installation directory.
>
> Should I supply an according bug report (or feature request)?

I have already reported this here 
http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=15813 some time ago. You can 
commnt it of course, if you find something missing (like the option to 
put the config inside the installation directory).

Regards,
Sven