[Lazarus] Using different FPC versions

patspiper patspiper at gmail.com
Mon Feb 10 19:56:25 CET 2014


On 10/02/14 20:48, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:31:20 +0200
> patspiper <patspiper at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> [...]
>>>> You can't specify a ppcxxx executable directly if you cross compile.
>>> Of course I can. I just need to specify the right ppcXXX executable.
>> I didn't mean it is not possible, but it is a hassle. You'll have to
>> select at least the right ppcxxx and the right widgetset. Whereas if you
>> specify the fpc executable, you can, with a single click, change targets
>> (using build modes).
> The default widgetset depends on the target OS. Normally you don't need
> to set the widgetset, unless you want a non default widgetset.

I might not be very correct on that, but since he wants to specify the 
ppcxxx manually, then specifying the OS target is not as useful as 
changing the widgetset.

>
> If you use build modes you can switch several options anyway.

That's what I use seamlessly. But since Michael mentioned the fpc 
version issue, why not integrate it smoothly as well.

Stephano




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