[Lazarus] how to build lazarus so that it support fpc2.7.1

[Eric Kom]

On 10/11/2012 14:48, Reinier Olislagers wrote:
> On 10-11-2012 13:43, Eric Kom wrote:
>> On 10/11/2012 14:25, Reinier Olislagers wrote:
>>> On 10-11-2012 13:10, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:40:57 +0200
>>>> Eric Kom<erickom at metropolitancollege.co.za>   wrote:
>>>>> On 10/11/2012 12:14, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:52:22 +0200
>>>>>> Eric Kom<erickom at metropolitancollege.co.za>    wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>>>> Thanks a lot,
>>>>>
>>>>> After ran the above command:
>>>>>
>>>>> $make clean bigide install PREFIX=/usr/local/share/fpc2.7/
>>>>> PP=/usr/local/bin/fpc2.7/lib/fpc/2.7.1/ppc386
>>>>>
>>>>> I received the above error message  Can't find unit system used by
>>>>> fcllaz:
>>> <snip>
>>>> You have to install fpc in the path defined by your /etc/fpc.cfg - it
>>>> supports multiple fpc versions - or you have to write a separate config
>>>> and pass that via the @ flag.
>>> @ Eric: what guide/instructions are you following? Perhaps there are
>>> some omissions/unclear bits that need to be fixed in those instructions?
>>>
>> Am trying to set /etc/fpc.cfg file as suggested by Mattias.
>>
>> am using the link as  a guide
>> http://wiki.freepascal.org/Installing_Lazarus
> ... and then presumably
> 2.1.2.2 Up to date source repository using SVN
>   which contains some instructions to get FPC source from SVN
>
> ... and then
> 2.4 Installing Free Pascal under Linux/BSD manually
> which seems to leave out any mention of fpc.cfg...
am new in lazarus and fpc, am trying to compile for trunk so that I can 
have a SQLdb support for myqsl5.5.

I know that am confusing.
>
> I can imagine you're getting confused.
>
>
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Eric Kom

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