[Lazarus] Still problems with Shift+Ctrl+Scpace

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:49:08 +0300
Tommi Prami <groups.tprami at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Few latest SVN truck revisions my IDE has been acting up. This is 
> checked the this not affect everyone.
> [...]
> Sorry I don't remember the names of the features....
> - Ctrl+Shift+Space

http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_IDE_Tools#Parameter_Hints

> - Ctrl + Space

http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_IDE_Tools#Identifier_Completion

> - Cant' assign events from the Object inspector
> - or Can't assign default Event handler by double clicking the component 
> on the form (designer)
> 
> Error is always the same or similar (Files change, sometimes it is in 
> same unit, most of the time some other unit where the focus pops into, 
> and error message is shown on Messages window)
> 
> Error mesage :
> C:\lazarus\lcl\lclclasses.pp(32,10) Error: unit not found: Classes

Have you set the Tools / Options / FPC source directory?

 
> I am on the #lazarus-ide IRC with name mWaltari, might be better to 
> contact trough that, but any way would do...
> 
> I have tried to build Lazarus few times, and updated the code from the 
> SVN also. Tried to use Tools -> Rescan FPC source directory.
> 
> I am so new to Lazarus so I don't know where to start to look at.
> 
> Basically it seems that IDE can't find the some units, but compiling and 
> debugging works...

Check View / IDE internals / About FPC.
Copy the whole text to some editor. In the category "Units:" there
should be a "classes.ppu" and under "Sources:" there should be an entry
for "classes.pp". Which one is missing?


Mattias