[Lazarus] New compiler options page "Additions and Overrides"

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:20:02 +0300
patspiper <patspiper at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 07/06/13 16:00, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> > On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:54:19 +0300
> > patspiper <patspiper at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> [...]
> >>> Now concerning the practical usage:
> >>> I have build modes for Linux and Win32 defined as project defaults. At
> >>> times I even add modes for other platforms. The build modes toolbar
> >>> button provides a quick way to switch the target platform.
> >>> Now the obvious way of integrating debug/release additions is to
> >>> double the build modes so that the quick selector is still used. Is
> >>> there some better way that allows the debug/release additions to be
> >>> independent so that the build modes are not doubled while still having
> >>> a quick switch selector (like an independent debug/release selector)?
> >> Thinking about it, one simple way to provide for that would be to add a
> >> conditional dropdown list to each option line (any, debug, release),
> > What is the difference to
> > Any = check all
> > debug = check only debug
> > release = check only release
> > ?
> To switch between build modes, I don't go to compiler options. I just 
> use the selector toolbar button next to the run button and select the 
> build mode, which is extremely convenient.
> 
> My suggestion is to add another quick selector toolbar button in the IDE 
> toolbar that allows the selection of debug or release. 

Debug/Release, Linux/Win32, gtk2/qt, EnableThis,DisableThat
Many people need different groups.
I support adding tool buttons for that, but they must be freely
definable.


> At the same time, 
> every option line in the additions page would have a debug/release/any 
> dropdown list that indicates whether this option line is applied or not, 
> based on the debug/release selector toolbar button. If the option is 
> marked debug, it will be applied to the build mode (provided it is 
> checked for that build mode) if the toolbar debug/release selector is 
> set to debug. The same applies to release. Any means that it disregards 
> the debug/release selector. In other words, the combination of the 
> current checkboxes and the debug/release/any dropdown list dictate 
> whether that option will be used or not.

IMO this is the opposite of intuitive.

 
> Let's say I select Linux build mode and 'debug' using the 2 quick 
> selectors in the IDE toolbar, then only the options checked for the 
> Linux build mode and having the dropdown list set to 'debug' or 'any' 
> take effect. Changing the debug/release selector to release will apply 
> only the options checked for the Linux build mode and having the 
> dropdown list set to 'release' or 'any'.


Mattias