[Lazarus] how to install fpc trunk

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

Martin wrote:
> On 05/11/2012 20:44, Bernd wrote:
>> 2012/11/5 Eric Kom <erickom at metropolitancollege.co.za>:
>>> Please how can I install fpc trunk after have fetched from svn?
>> make all PP="/path/to/bootstrap/compiler"
>>
> 
> And remember. bootstrap for current trunk (2.7.1) MUST be released 2.6.0

More explicitly, just in case anybody's unclear: to compile FPC trunk, 
you need an existing copy of the FPC 2.6.0 binary on the system. You 
can't build it with a C compiler, Delphi, ISO Pascal or anything else.

> Afaik it may be necessary to have the 2.6.0 in path, as some other tools 
> may be needed (has happened in the past). May work without it in path, 
> maybe...

 From building MIPS at the end of last week, I think that all you need 
is ppc[whatever], fpc, and the RTL. Note, however, the requirement for 
the fpc binary, even if using an explicit PP= setting.

There's problems building on Debian "Wheezy" and derivatives, don't go 
there.

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Mark Morgan Lloyd
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