[Lazarus] Need testers, new Messages window

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:23:07 +0300
patspiper <patspiper at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 06/06/14 14:16, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> > On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:10:39 +0300
> > patspiper <patspiper at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 06/06/14 13:58, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:46:02 +0300
> >>> patspiper <patspiper at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> [...]
> >>>> However, weblaz failed to compile as -dEnableNewExtTools did not
> >>>> propagate to the package. Is there a way to force it (override ;) )
> >>>> short of including it in the package's options?
> >>> Yes, see here:
> >>> http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/IDE_Window:_Compiler_Options#Add_a_flag_to_project_and_all_packages
> >> This is for regular projects, and I use this feature extensively.
> >> However, weblaz is a design and runtime package and hence is installed
> >> in the ide. So the problem is how to let the ide force
> >> -dEnableNewExtTools as the failure occurs when rebuilding the IDE.
> > See the note at the end.
> > Move the option up.
> 
> So the IDE itself is included in the * group of the 'Stored in IDE' 
> options. Does the IDE have a specific project name such as 'lazarus' in 
> order to apply options specific to the IDE and not to user projects?

Not yet.


> > Note: Eventually the "Stored in IDE" options and the "Configure Build
> > Lazarus" options should be merged.
> 
> Is it possible to have this implemented, but with the IDE having its own 
> 'project options' (the same as regular projects)?

That is the goal. Yes. 

Mattias