[Lazarus] FPC fails to compile if ATI Stream installed.

[michael.vancanneyt at wisa.be]

On Mon, 7 Feb 2011, Kjow wrote:

> I was trying to compile FPC 2.5.1 from sources and this was the output:
>
> C:/Develop/fpc/2.5.1/compiler/ppc386.exe -di386 -Ur -Xs -O2 -n -Sg -FuC:/Develop
> /fpc/2.5.1/rtl/units/i386-win32 -FuC:/Develop/fpc/2.5.1/packages/fv/units/i386-w
> in32 -FuC:/Develop/fpc/2.5.1/packages/gdbint/units/i386-win32 -FuC:/Develop/fpc/
> 2.5.1/packages/regexpr/units/i386-win32 -FuC:/Develop/fpc/2.5.1/packages/fcl-bas
> e/units/i386-win32 -FuC:/Develop/fpc/2.5.1/packages/fcl-xml/units/i386-win32 -Fu
> C:/Develop/fpc/2.5.1/packages/chm/units/i386-win32 -FE. -FUunits/i386-win32 -dRE
> LEASE -dNODEBUG  -Xe -k--allow-multiple-definition fp.pas
> C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Stream\bin\x86_64\ld.exe: unrecognised emulation mode
> : i386pe
> Supported emulations: i386pep
> fp.pas(552,1) Error: Error while linking
> fp.pas(552,1) Fatal: There were 1 errors compiling module, stopping
> Fatal: Compilation aborted
> make[4]: *** [fp.exe] Error 1
> make[4]: Leaving directory `C:/Develop/fpc/2.5.1/ide'
> make[3]: *** [buildfp] Error 2
> make[3]: Leaving directory `C:/Develop/fpc/2.5.1/ide'
> make[2]: *** [gdb] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `C:/Develop/fpc/2.5.1/ide'
> make[1]: *** [ide_all] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/Develop/fpc/2.5.1'
> make: *** [build-stamp.i386-win32] Error 2
>
> C:\Develop\fpc\2.5.1>
>
> Simply removing ATI Stream from Windows, FPC compiled well.
>
> Is it a bug?

No. 
FPC looks in the PATH environment variable for the external tools.
Obviously, ATI stream adds something to the path before the FPC 
path itself.

Just reorder the PATH so the FPC path is before the ATI stream path.
Or use the -FD option to set the path where the externa tools are searched.

Michael.