[Lazarus] FPCDefines.xml: RealCompiler InPath

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Sun, 13 May 2012 10:18:37 +0200
Reinier Olislagers <reinierolislagers at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 13-5-2012 9:28, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> > On Sat, 12 May 2012 11:13:16 +0200
> > Reinier Olislagers <reinierolislagers at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>       <RealCompiler File="C:\development\fpc\bin\i386-win32\ppc386.exe"
> >> Date="1085035464" OS="win32" CPU="i386"
> >> InPath="C:\development\fpc\bin\i386-win32\ppc386.exe" FullVersion="2.6.1"/>
> >> after conversion:
> >>       <RealCompiler File="C:\development\fpc\bin\i386-win32\ppc386.exe"
> >> Date="1085035464" OS="win32" CPU="i386"
> >> InPath="C:\development\fpcbootstrap\ppc386.exe" FullVersion="2.6.1"/>
> >>
> >> The InPath location is different.
> >> Note that c:\development\fpcbootstrap is in my path and contains ppc386.exe
> >> c:\development\fpc\bin\i386-win32 is not in my path.
> >>
> >> Questions:
> >> 2. What does InPath mean?
> > 
> > The InPath is the ppc executable in PATH (the environment variable).
> > It is used by the fpc executable, which is normally used.
> Huh? So the fpc.exe in a different directory outside the path uses a ppc
> exe in the path???

Yes.

 
> Shouldn't fpc.exe look for e.g. ppc386.exe in its own directory?

First it searches in the -XP, then it its own directory and finally in
PATH.

I fixed the search order in the codetools.
 
> Or do I misunderstand you?


Mattias